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#BCED1B

#bced1b ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bced1b 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 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.68% cyan, 0% magenta, 88.61% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 74°, with 85.37% saturation and 51.76% 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 15.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 4.04.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7134

Complementary

  1. #bced1b
  2. #4c1bed

Split complementary

  1. #bced1b
  2. #1b53ed
  3. #b51bed

Analogous

  1. #edb51b
  2. #bced1b
  3. #53ed1b

Triadic

  1. #bced1b
  2. #1bbced
  3. #ed1bbc

Tetradic

  1. #bced1b
  2. #1bed4c
  3. #4c1bed
  4. #ed1bbc

Square

  1. #bced1b
  2. #1bedb5
  3. #4c1bed
  4. #ed1b53

Monochromatic

  1. #516708
  2. #88ae0e
  3. #bced1b
  4. #d1f362
  5. #e6f8a9

Shades

#bced1b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bced1b
  2. #a9d518
  3. #96be16
  4. #84a613
  5. #718e10
  6. #5e770e
  7. #4b5f0b
  8. #384708
  9. #262f05
  10. #131803
  11. #000000

Tints

#bced1b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bced1b
  2. #c3ef32
  3. #c9f149
  4. #d0f25f
  5. #d7f476
  6. #def68d
  7. #e4f8a4
  8. #ebfabb
  9. #f2fbd1
  10. #f8fde8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bced1b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bced1b
  2. #b6e225
  3. #b0d72f
  4. #aacc39
  5. #a4c143
  6. #9eb74e
  7. #98ac58
  8. #92a162
  9. #8c966c
  10. #868b76
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0e3b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fbdd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f5db39 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6e1ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5e400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0e330 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2e6a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bced1b {
  color: #bced1b;
}
Background
.bg-bced1b {
  background-color: #bced1b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bced1b {
  border: 2px solid #bced1b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bced1b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 237 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 85% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bced1b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bced1b, #53ed1b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bced1b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 237 27 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.04 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.95 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.35 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.48 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.82 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.87 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.42 #4312e4 Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bced1b  rgb(188, 237, 27)  hsl(74, 85%, 52%)  Electric Lime
#4c1bed  rgb(76, 27, 237)  hsl(254, 85%, 52%)  Han Purple
#1bbced  rgb(27, 188, 237)  hsl(194, 85%, 52%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ed1bbc  rgb(237, 27, 188)  hsl(314, 85%, 52%)  Shocking Pink