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#BDEC27

#bdec27 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bdec27 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 92.55% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.92% cyan, 0% magenta, 83.47% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 74.31°, with 83.83% saturation and 53.92% 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 15.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 4.37.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7096

Complementary

  1. #bdec27
  2. #5627ec

Split complementary

  1. #bdec27
  2. #275bec
  3. #b827ec

Analogous

  1. #ecb827
  2. #bdec27
  3. #5bec27

Triadic

  1. #bdec27
  2. #27bdec
  3. #ec27bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdec27
  2. #27ec56
  3. #5627ec
  4. #ec27bd

Square

  1. #bdec27
  2. #27ecb8
  3. #5627ec
  4. #ec275b

Monochromatic

  1. #58700a
  2. #8fb610
  3. #bdec27
  4. #d2f26d
  5. #e8f8b4

Shades

#bdec27 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdec27
  2. #aad423
  3. #97bd1f
  4. #84a51b
  5. #718e17
  6. #5f7614
  7. #4c5e10
  8. #39470c
  9. #262f08
  10. #131804
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdec27 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdec27
  2. #c4ee3d
  3. #caf052
  4. #d1f268
  5. #d7f47d
  6. #def693
  7. #e5f7a9
  8. #ebf9be
  9. #f2fbd4
  10. #f8fde9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdec27 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdec27
  2. #b7e130
  3. #b1d639
  4. #abcc42
  5. #a5c14b
  6. #9fb654
  7. #98ab5c
  8. #92a065
  9. #8c966e
  10. #868b77
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dbdbdb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0e2b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fadd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f4db3f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7e0ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4e300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0e237 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3e5a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdec27 {
  color: #bdec27;
}
Background
.bg-bdec27 {
  background-color: #bdec27;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdec27 {
  border: 2px solid #bdec27;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdec27;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 236 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 84% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdec27 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdec27, #5bec27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdec27 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 236 39 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.37 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.20 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.26 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.46 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.51 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.03 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.08 #4213d8 Inverted #dbdbdb Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bdec27  rgb(189, 236, 39)  hsl(74, 84%, 54%)  Electric Lime
#5627ec  rgb(86, 39, 236)  hsl(254, 84%, 54%)  Han Purple
#27bdec  rgb(39, 189, 236)  hsl(194, 84%, 54%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ec27bd  rgb(236, 39, 189)  hsl(314, 84%, 54%)  Shocking Pink