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#BDED1E

#bded1e ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bded1e 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 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.25% cyan, 0% magenta, 87.34% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 73.91°, with 85.19% saturation and 52.35% 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 15.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 4.03.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7148

Complementary

  1. #bded1e
  2. #4e1eed

Split complementary

  1. #bded1e
  2. #1e55ed
  3. #b51eed

Analogous

  1. #edb51e
  2. #bded1e
  3. #55ed1e

Triadic

  1. #bded1e
  2. #1ebded
  3. #ed1ebd

Tetradic

  1. #bded1e
  2. #1eed4e
  3. #4e1eed
  4. #ed1ebd

Square

  1. #bded1e
  2. #1eedb5
  3. #4e1eed
  4. #ed1e55

Monochromatic

  1. #536a08
  2. #8bb00e
  3. #bded1e
  4. #d2f365
  5. #e7f8ac

Shades

#bded1e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bded1e
  2. #aad51b
  3. #97be18
  4. #84a615
  5. #718e12
  6. #5f770f
  7. #4c5f0c
  8. #394709
  9. #262f06
  10. #131803
  11. #000000

Tints

#bded1e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bded1e
  2. #c4ef35
  3. #caf14b
  4. #d1f262
  5. #d7f478
  6. #def68f
  7. #e5f8a5
  8. #ebfabc
  9. #f2fbd2
  10. #f8fde9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bded1e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bded1e
  2. #b7e228
  3. #b1d732
  4. #abcc3b
  5. #a5c145
  6. #9fb74f
  7. #98ac59
  8. #92a163
  9. #8c966c
  10. #868b76
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.3:1 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 #f5dc3a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7e1ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5e400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1e331 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3e6a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bded1e {
  color: #bded1e;
}
Background
.bg-bded1e {
  background-color: #bded1e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bded1e {
  border: 2px solid #bded1e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bded1e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 237 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 85% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bded1e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bded1e, #55ed1e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bded1e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 237 30 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.03 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.05 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.36 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.43 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.80 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.82 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.34 #4212e1 Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bded1e  rgb(189, 237, 30)  hsl(74, 85%, 52%)  Electric Lime
#4e1eed  rgb(78, 30, 237)  hsl(254, 85%, 52%)  Han Purple
#1ebded  rgb(30, 189, 237)  hsl(194, 85%, 52%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ed1ebd  rgb(237, 30, 189)  hsl(314, 85%, 52%)  Shocking Pink