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#BCF01A

#bcf01a ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bcf01a 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, 94.12% green and 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 89.17% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 74.58°, with 87.7% saturation and 52.16% 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 15.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.53.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7309

Complementary

  1. #bcf01a
  2. #4e1af0

Split complementary

  1. #bcf01a
  2. #1a51f0
  3. #b91af0

Analogous

  1. #f0b91a
  2. #bcf01a
  3. #51f01a

Triadic

  1. #bcf01a
  2. #1abcf0
  3. #f01abc

Tetradic

  1. #bcf01a
  2. #1af04e
  3. #4e1af0
  4. #f01abc

Square

  1. #bcf01a
  2. #1af0b9
  3. #4e1af0
  4. #f01a51

Monochromatic

  1. #526a07
  2. #89b20c
  3. #bcf01a
  4. #d1f562
  5. #e6f9aa

Shades

#bcf01a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcf01a
  2. #a9d817
  3. #96c015
  4. #84a812
  5. #719010
  6. #5e780d
  7. #4b600a
  8. #384808
  9. #263005
  10. #131803
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcf01a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcf01a
  2. #c3f231
  3. #c9f348
  4. #d0f55f
  5. #d7f676
  6. #def88d
  7. #e4f9a3
  8. #ebfbba
  9. #f2fcd1
  10. #f8fee8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcf01a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcf01a
  2. #b6e524
  3. #b0da2e
  4. #aace39
  5. #a4c343
  6. #9eb84d
  7. #98ad57
  8. #92a261
  9. #8c966c
  10. #868b76
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1e5b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fee000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f7de39 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6e4cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7e600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2e530 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2e9a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcf01a {
  color: #bcf01a;
}
Background
.bg-bcf01a {
  background-color: #bcf01a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcf01a {
  border: 2px solid #bcf01a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcf01a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 240 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 88% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcf01a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcf01a, #51f01a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcf01a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 240 26 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.53 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.36 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.75 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.67 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.82 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.02 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.27 #430fe5 Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bcf01a  rgb(188, 240, 26)  hsl(75, 88%, 52%)  Electric Lime
#4e1af0  rgb(78, 26, 240)  hsl(255, 88%, 52%)  Han Purple
#1abcf0  rgb(26, 188, 240)  hsl(195, 88%, 52%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f01abc  rgb(240, 26, 188)  hsl(315, 88%, 52%)  Shocking Pink