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#BCED31

#bced31 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bced31 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 92.94% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.68% cyan, 0% magenta, 79.32% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 75.64°, with 83.93% saturation and 56.08% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 15.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 4.53.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7148

Complementary

  1. #bced31
  2. #6231ed

Split complementary

  1. #bced31
  2. #315eed
  3. #c031ed

Analogous

  1. #edc031
  2. #bced31
  3. #5eed31

Triadic

  1. #bced31
  2. #31bced
  3. #ed31bc

Tetradic

  1. #bced31
  2. #31ed62
  3. #6231ed
  4. #ed31bc

Square

  1. #bced31
  2. #31edc0
  3. #6231ed
  4. #ed315e

Monochromatic

  1. #5d7a0b
  2. #93c111
  3. #bced31
  4. #d3f377
  5. #eaf9be

Shades

#bced31 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bced31
  2. #a9d52c
  3. #96be27
  4. #84a622
  5. #718e1d
  6. #5e7719
  7. #4b5f14
  8. #38470f
  9. #262f0a
  10. #131805
  11. #000000

Tints

#bced31 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bced31
  2. #c3ef46
  3. #c9f15a
  4. #d0f26f
  5. #d7f483
  6. #def698
  7. #e4f8ad
  8. #ebfac1
  9. #f2fbd6
  10. #f8fdea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bced31 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bced31
  2. #b6e239
  3. #b0d741
  4. #aacc49
  5. #a4c151
  6. #9eb759
  7. #98ac60
  8. #92a168
  9. #8c9670
  10. #868b78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0e3b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fbdd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f4db45 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5e1cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4e412 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0e33e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2e6a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bced31 {
  color: #bced31;
}
Background
.bg-bced31 {
  background-color: #bced31;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bced31 {
  border: 2px solid #bced31;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bced31;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 237 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 84% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bced31 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bced31, #5eed31);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bced31 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 237 49 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.53 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.78 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.86 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.04 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.74 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.89 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.45 #4312ce Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bced31  rgb(188, 237, 49)  hsl(76, 84%, 56%)  Electric Lime
#6231ed  rgb(98, 49, 237)  hsl(256, 84%, 56%)  Han Purple
#31bced  rgb(49, 188, 237)  hsl(196, 84%, 56%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ed31bc  rgb(237, 49, 188)  hsl(316, 84%, 56%)  Shocking Pink