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#BCF409

#bcf409 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bcf409 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 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.95% cyan, 0% magenta, 96.31% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 74.3°, with 92.89% saturation and 49.61% 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 2.81.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7541

Complementary

  1. #bcf409
  2. #4109f4

Split complementary

  1. #bcf409
  2. #0946f4
  3. #b709f4

Analogous

  1. #f4b709
  2. #bcf409
  3. #46f409

Triadic

  1. #bcf409
  2. #09bcf4
  3. #f409bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcf409
  2. #09f441
  3. #4109f4
  4. #f409bc

Square

  1. #bcf409
  2. #09f4b7
  3. #4109f4
  4. #f40946

Monochromatic

  1. #4a6004
  2. #83aa06
  3. #bcf409
  4. #d1f951
  5. #e4fb9b

Shades

#bcf409 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcf409
  2. #a9dc08
  3. #96c307
  4. #84ab06
  5. #719205
  6. #5e7a05
  7. #4b6204
  8. #384903
  9. #263102
  10. #131801
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcf409 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcf409
  2. #c3f522
  3. #c9f63a
  4. #d0f753
  5. #d7f86b
  6. #defa84
  7. #e4fb9d
  8. #ebfcb5
  9. #f2fdce
  10. #f8fee6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcf409 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcf409
  2. #b6e815
  3. #b0dd21
  4. #aad12d
  5. #a4c639
  6. #9eba45
  7. #98ae50
  8. #92a35c
  9. #8c9768
  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 #fbe135 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5e8d0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9ea00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4e929 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2eda5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcf409 {
  color: #bcf409;
}
Background
.bg-bcf409 {
  background-color: #bcf409;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcf409 {
  border: 2px solid #bcf409;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcf409;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 244 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 93% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcf409 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcf409, #46f409);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcf409 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 244 9 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.81 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.77 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.22 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.35 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.00 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.30 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.71 #430bf6 Inverted #e1e1e1 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bcf409  rgb(188, 244, 9)  hsl(74, 93%, 50%)  Electric Lime
#4109f4  rgb(65, 9, 244)  hsl(254, 93%, 50%)  Ultramarine
#09bcf4  rgb(9, 188, 244)  hsl(194, 93%, 50%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f409bc  rgb(244, 9, 188)  hsl(314, 93%, 50%)  Shocking Pink