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#BCED1F

#bced1f ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bced1f 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 12.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.68% cyan, 0% magenta, 86.92% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 74.27°, with 85.12% saturation and 52.55% 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 4.1.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7136

Complementary

  1. #bced1f
  2. #501fed

Split complementary

  1. #bced1f
  2. #1f55ed
  3. #b71fed

Analogous

  1. #edb71f
  2. #bced1f
  3. #55ed1f

Triadic

  1. #bced1f
  2. #1fbced
  3. #ed1fbc

Tetradic

  1. #bced1f
  2. #1fed50
  3. #501fed
  4. #ed1fbc

Square

  1. #bced1f
  2. #1fedb7
  3. #501fed
  4. #ed1f55

Monochromatic

  1. #536a09
  2. #8ab10e
  3. #bced1f
  4. #d1f366
  5. #e6f8ad

Shades

#bced1f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bced1f
  2. #a9d51c
  3. #96be19
  4. #84a616
  5. #718e13
  6. #5e7710
  7. #4b5f0c
  8. #384709
  9. #262f06
  10. #131803
  11. #000000

Tints

#bced1f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bced1f
  2. #c3ef35
  3. #c9f14c
  4. #d0f262
  5. #d7f479
  6. #def68f
  7. #e4f8a5
  8. #ebfabc
  9. #f2fbd2
  10. #f8fde9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bced1f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bced1f
  2. #b6e229
  3. #b0d732
  4. #aacc3c
  5. #a4c146
  6. #9eb750
  7. #98ac59
  8. #92a163
  9. #8c966d
  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 #f5db3b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6e1ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5e400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0e332 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2e6a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bced1f {
  color: #bced1f;
}
Background
.bg-bced1f {
  background-color: #bced1f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bced1f {
  border: 2px solid #bced1f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bced1f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 237 31;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 85% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bced1f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bced1f, #55ed1f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bced1f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 237 31 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.10 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.92 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.29 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.51 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.67 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.94 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.44 #4312e0 Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bced1f  rgb(188, 237, 31)  hsl(74, 85%, 53%)  Electric Lime
#501fed  rgb(80, 31, 237)  hsl(254, 85%, 53%)  Han Purple
#1fbced  rgb(31, 188, 237)  hsl(194, 85%, 53%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ed1fbc  rgb(237, 31, 188)  hsl(314, 85%, 53%)  Shocking Pink