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#BDED1A

#bded1a ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bded1a 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, 92.94% green and 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.25% cyan, 0% magenta, 89.03% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 73.65°, with 85.43% saturation and 51.57% 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 15.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.98.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7146

Complementary

  1. #bded1a
  2. #4a1aed

Split complementary

  1. #bded1a
  2. #1a53ed
  3. #b41aed

Analogous

  1. #edb41a
  2. #bded1a
  3. #53ed1a

Triadic

  1. #bded1a
  2. #1abded
  3. #ed1abd

Tetradic

  1. #bded1a
  2. #1aed4a
  3. #4a1aed
  4. #ed1abd

Square

  1. #bded1a
  2. #1aedb4
  3. #4a1aed
  4. #ed1a53

Monochromatic

  1. #516608
  2. #89ad0e
  3. #bded1a
  4. #d1f361
  5. #e6f8a8

Shades

#bded1a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bded1a
  2. #aad517
  3. #97be15
  4. #84a612
  5. #718e10
  6. #5f770d
  7. #4c5f0a
  8. #394708
  9. #262f05
  10. #131803
  11. #000000

Tints

#bded1a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bded1a
  2. #c4ef31
  3. #caf148
  4. #d1f25f
  5. #d7f476
  6. #def68d
  7. #e5f8a3
  8. #ebfaba
  9. #f2fbd1
  10. #f8fde8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bded1a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bded1a
  2. #b7e224
  3. #b1d72e
  4. #abcc39
  5. #a5c143
  6. #9fb74d
  7. #98ac57
  8. #92a161
  9. #8c966c
  10. #868b76
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0e3b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fbdd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f5dc39 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7e1ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5e400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1e32f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3e6a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bded1a {
  color: #bded1a;
}
Background
.bg-bded1a {
  background-color: #bded1a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bded1a {
  border: 2px solid #bded1a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bded1a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 237 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 85% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bded1a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bded1a, #53ed1a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bded1a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 237 26 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.98 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.08 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.34 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.48 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.72 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.96 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.27 #4212e5 Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bded1a  rgb(189, 237, 26)  hsl(74, 85%, 52%)  Electric Lime
#4a1aed  rgb(74, 26, 237)  hsl(254, 85%, 52%)  Han Purple
#1abded  rgb(26, 189, 237)  hsl(194, 85%, 52%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ed1abd  rgb(237, 26, 189)  hsl(314, 85%, 52%)  Shocking Pink