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#BCF705

#bcf705 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bcf705 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, 96.86% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.89% cyan, 0% magenta, 97.98% yellow and 3.14% black. Its hue angle is 74.63°, with 96.03% saturation and 49.41% 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 16.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 2.49.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7722

Complementary

  1. #bcf705
  2. #4005f7

Split complementary

  1. #bcf705
  2. #0543f7
  3. #b905f7

Analogous

  1. #f7b905
  2. #bcf705
  3. #43f705

Triadic

  1. #bcf705
  2. #05bcf7
  3. #f705bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcf705
  2. #05f740
  3. #4005f7
  4. #f705bc

Square

  1. #bcf705
  2. #05f7b9
  3. #4005f7
  4. #f70543

Monochromatic

  1. #4a6102
  2. #83ac03
  3. #bcf705
  4. #d1fb4d
  5. #e4fd98

Shades

#bcf705 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcf705
  2. #a9de05
  3. #96c604
  4. #84ad04
  5. #719403
  6. #5e7c03
  7. #4b6302
  8. #384a02
  9. #263101
  10. #131901
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcf705 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcf705
  2. #c3f81e
  3. #c9f937
  4. #d0f950
  5. #d7fa69
  6. #defb82
  7. #e4fc9b
  8. #ebfdb4
  9. #f2fdcd
  10. #f8fee6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcf705 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcf705
  2. #b6eb11
  3. #b0df1e
  4. #aad32a
  5. #a4c736
  6. #9ebc43
  7. #98b04f
  8. #92a45b
  9. #8c9867
  10. #868c74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e4e4e4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5ecb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fde335 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5ead2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebed00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6eb29 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2f0a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcf705 {
  color: #bcf705;
}
Background
.bg-bcf705 {
  background-color: #bcf705;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcf705 {
  border: 2px solid #bcf705;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcf705;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 247 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 96% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcf705 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcf705, #43f705);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcf705 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 247 5 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.49 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.35 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 3.78 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.31 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.00 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.49 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.28 #4308fa Inverted #e4e4e4 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bcf705  rgb(188, 247, 5)  hsl(75, 96%, 49%)  Electric Lime
#4005f7  rgb(64, 5, 247)  hsl(255, 96%, 49%)  Ultramarine
#05bcf7  rgb(5, 188, 247)  hsl(195, 96%, 49%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f705bc  rgb(247, 5, 188)  hsl(315, 96%, 49%)  Shocking Pink