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#BCEF06

#bcef06 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bcef06 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, 93.73% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 97.49% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 73.13°, with 95.1% saturation and 48.04% 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 15.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.54.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7244

Complementary

  1. #bcef06
  2. #3906ef

Split complementary

  1. #bcef06
  2. #0648ef
  3. #ad06ef

Analogous

  1. #efad06
  2. #bcef06
  3. #48ef06

Triadic

  1. #bcef06
  2. #06bcef
  3. #ef06bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcef06
  2. #06ef39
  3. #3906ef
  4. #ef06bc

Square

  1. #bcef06
  2. #06efad
  3. #3906ef
  4. #ef0648

Monochromatic

  1. #475a02
  2. #81a404
  3. #bcef06
  4. #d3fa47
  5. #e5fc92

Shades

#bcef06 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcef06
  2. #a9d705
  3. #96bf05
  4. #84a704
  5. #718f04
  6. #5e7803
  7. #4b6002
  8. #384802
  9. #263001
  10. #131801
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcef06 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcef06
  2. #c3f11f
  3. #c9f238
  4. #d0f451
  5. #d7f56a
  6. #def783
  7. #e4f99b
  8. #ebfab4
  9. #f2fccd
  10. #f8fde6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcef06 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcef06
  2. #b6e412
  3. #b0d91e
  4. #aace2b
  5. #a4c337
  6. #9eb843
  7. #98ac4f
  8. #92a15b
  9. #8c9668
  10. #868b74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1e5b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fddf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f7dd33 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6e2cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6e500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2e427 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2e8a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcef06 {
  color: #bcef06;
}
Background
.bg-bcef06 {
  background-color: #bcef06;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcef06 {
  border: 2px solid #bcef06;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcef06;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 239 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 95% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcef06 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcef06, #48ef06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcef06 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 239 6 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.54 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.68 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.17 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.50 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.78 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.09 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.29 #4310f9 Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bcef06  rgb(188, 239, 6)  hsl(73, 95%, 48%)  Electric Lime
#3906ef  rgb(57, 6, 239)  hsl(253, 95%, 48%)  Blue
#06bcef  rgb(6, 188, 239)  hsl(193, 95%, 48%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ef06bc  rgb(239, 6, 188)  hsl(313, 95%, 48%)  Shocking Pink