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#BCF231

#bcf231 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bcf231 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, 94.9% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.31% cyan, 0% magenta, 79.75% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 76.79°, with 88.13% saturation and 57.06% 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 15.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.85.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7442

Complementary

  1. #bcf231
  2. #6731f2

Split complementary

  1. #bcf231
  2. #315bf2
  3. #c831f2

Analogous

  1. #f2c831
  2. #bcf231
  3. #5bf231

Triadic

  1. #bcf231
  2. #31bcf2
  3. #f231bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcf231
  2. #31f267
  3. #6731f2
  4. #f231bc

Square

  1. #bcf231
  2. #31f2c8
  3. #6731f2
  4. #f2315b

Monochromatic

  1. #608208
  2. #95ca0d
  3. #bcf231
  4. #d3f779
  5. #ebfbc1

Shades

#bcf231 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcf231
  2. #a9da2c
  3. #96c227
  4. #84a922
  5. #71911d
  6. #5e7919
  7. #4b6114
  8. #38490f
  9. #26300a
  10. #131805
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcf231 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcf231
  2. #c3f346
  3. #c9f55a
  4. #d0f66f
  5. #d7f783
  6. #def998
  7. #e4faad
  8. #ebfbc1
  9. #f2fcd6
  10. #f8feea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcf231 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcf231
  2. #b6e739
  3. #b0db41
  4. #aad049
  5. #a4c451
  6. #9eb959
  7. #98ae60
  8. #92a268
  9. #8c9770
  10. #868b78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e0e0e0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2e7b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f8df46 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5e6cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8e80f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3e73f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1eba7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcf231 {
  color: #bcf231;
}
Background
.bg-bcf231 {
  background-color: #bcf231;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcf231 {
  border: 2px solid #bcf231;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcf231;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 242 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 88% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcf231 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcf231, #5bf231);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcf231 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 242 49 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.85 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.89 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 3.99 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.82 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.21 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.62 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.83 #430dce Inverted #e0e0e0 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bcf231  rgb(188, 242, 49)  hsl(77, 88%, 57%)  Electric Lime
#6731f2  rgb(103, 49, 242)  hsl(257, 88%, 57%)  Electric Indigo
#31bcf2  rgb(49, 188, 242)  hsl(197, 88%, 57%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f231bc  rgb(242, 49, 188)  hsl(317, 88%, 57%)  Shocking Pink