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#BCF403

#bcf403 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bcf403 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, 95.69% green and 1.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.95% cyan, 0% magenta, 98.77% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 73.94°, with 97.57% saturation and 48.43% 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 16.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 2.78.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.754

Complementary

  1. #bcf403
  2. #3b03f4

Split complementary

  1. #bcf403
  2. #0344f4
  3. #b303f4

Analogous

  1. #f4b303
  2. #bcf403
  3. #44f403

Triadic

  1. #bcf403
  2. #03bcf4
  3. #f403bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcf403
  2. #03f43b
  3. #3b03f4
  4. #f403bc

Square

  1. #bcf403
  2. #03f4b3
  3. #3b03f4
  4. #f40344

Monochromatic

  1. #485d01
  2. #82a802
  3. #bcf403
  4. #d2fd47
  5. #e5fe92

Shades

#bcf403 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcf403
  2. #a9dc03
  3. #96c302
  4. #84ab02
  5. #719202
  6. #5e7a02
  7. #4b6201
  8. #384901
  9. #263101
  10. #131800
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcf403 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcf403
  2. #c3f51c
  3. #c9f635
  4. #d0f74f
  5. #d7f868
  6. #defa81
  7. #e4fb9a
  8. #ebfcb3
  9. #f2fdcd
  10. #f8fee6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcf403 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcf403
  2. #b6e810
  3. #b0dd1c
  4. #aad129
  5. #a4c635
  6. #9eba42
  7. #98ae4e
  8. #92a35b
  9. #8c9767
  10. #868c74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e1e1e1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3e9b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fbe134 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6e7d0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9ea00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4e927 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2eda5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcf403 {
  color: #bcf403;
}
Background
.bg-bcf403 {
  background-color: #bcf403;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcf403 {
  border: 2px solid #bcf403;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcf403;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 244 3;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 98% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcf403 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcf403, #44f403);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcf403 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 244 3 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.78 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.81 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.28 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.30 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 5.95 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.39 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.71 #430bfc Inverted #e1e1e1 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bcf403  rgb(188, 244, 3)  hsl(74, 98%, 48%)  Electric Lime
#3b03f4  rgb(59, 3, 244)  hsl(254, 98%, 48%)  Ultramarine
#03bcf4  rgb(3, 188, 244)  hsl(194, 98%, 48%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f403bc  rgb(244, 3, 188)  hsl(314, 98%, 48%)  Shocking Pink