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#BCED11

#bced11 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bced11 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 92.94% green and 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.68% cyan, 0% magenta, 92.83% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 73.36°, with 86.61% saturation and 49.8% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.94.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.713

Complementary

  1. #bced11
  2. #4211ed

Split complementary

  1. #bced11
  2. #114eed
  3. #b011ed

Analogous

  1. #edb011
  2. #bced11
  3. #4eed11

Triadic

  1. #bced11
  2. #11bced
  3. #ed11bc

Tetradic

  1. #bced11
  2. #11ed42
  3. #4211ed
  4. #ed11bc

Square

  1. #bced11
  2. #11edb0
  3. #4211ed
  4. #ed114e

Monochromatic

  1. #4b5e07
  2. #83a60c
  3. #bced11
  4. #d0f357
  5. #e4f89f

Shades

#bced11 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bced11
  2. #a9d50f
  3. #96be0e
  4. #84a60c
  5. #718e0a
  6. #5e7709
  7. #4b5f07
  8. #384705
  9. #262f03
  10. #131802
  11. #000000

Tints

#bced11 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bced11
  2. #c3ef29
  3. #c9f141
  4. #d0f258
  5. #d7f470
  6. #def688
  7. #e4f8a0
  8. #ebfab8
  9. #f2fbcf
  10. #f8fde7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bced11 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bced11
  2. #b6e21c
  3. #b0d727
  4. #aacc32
  5. #a4c13d
  6. #9eb749
  7. #98ac54
  8. #92a15f
  9. #8c966a
  10. #868b75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0e3af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fbdd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f5db35 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6e1ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5e400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0e32b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2e6a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bced11 {
  color: #bced11;
}
Background
.bg-bced11 {
  background-color: #bced11;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bced11 {
  border: 2px solid #bced11;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bced11;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 237 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 87% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bced11 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bced11, #4eed11);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bced11 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 237 17 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.94 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.02 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.44 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.47 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.73 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.12 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.28 #4312ee Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bced11  rgb(188, 237, 17)  hsl(73, 87%, 50%)  Electric Lime
#4211ed  rgb(66, 17, 237)  hsl(253, 87%, 50%)  Ultramarine
#11bced  rgb(17, 188, 237)  hsl(193, 87%, 50%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ed11bc  rgb(237, 17, 188)  hsl(313, 87%, 50%)  Shocking Pink