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#BDED2A

#bded2a ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bded2a 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 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.25% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.28% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 74.77°, with 84.42% saturation and 54.71% 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 15.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 4.26.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7155

Complementary

  1. #bded2a
  2. #5a2aed

Split complementary

  1. #bded2a
  2. #2a5ced
  3. #bc2aed

Analogous

  1. #edbc2a
  2. #bded2a
  3. #5ced2a

Triadic

  1. #bded2a
  2. #2abded
  3. #ed2abd

Tetradic

  1. #bded2a
  2. #2aed5a
  3. #5a2aed
  4. #ed2abd

Square

  1. #bded2a
  2. #2aedbc
  3. #5a2aed
  4. #ed2a5c

Monochromatic

  1. #5a740a
  2. #91bb10
  3. #bded2a
  4. #d3f371
  5. #e9f9b7

Shades

#bded2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bded2a
  2. #aad526
  3. #97be22
  4. #84a61d
  5. #718e19
  6. #5f7715
  7. #4c5f11
  8. #39470d
  9. #262f08
  10. #131804
  11. #000000

Tints

#bded2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bded2a
  2. #c4ef3f
  3. #caf155
  4. #d1f26a
  5. #d7f47f
  6. #def695
  7. #e5f8aa
  8. #ebfabf
  9. #f2fbd4
  10. #f8fdea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bded2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bded2a
  2. #b7e233
  3. #b1d73b
  4. #abcc44
  5. #a5c14c
  6. #9fb755
  7. #98ac5e
  8. #92a166
  9. #8c966f
  10. #868b77
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0e3b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fbdd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f5dc41 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7e1cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5e400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1e339 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3e6a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bded2a {
  color: #bded2a;
}
Background
.bg-bded2a {
  background-color: #bded2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bded2a {
  border: 2px solid #bded2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bded2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 237 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 84% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bded2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bded2a, #5ced2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bded2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 237 42 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.26 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.99 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.25 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.28 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.47 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.09 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.11 #4212d5 Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bded2a  rgb(189, 237, 42)  hsl(75, 84%, 55%)  Electric Lime
#5a2aed  rgb(90, 42, 237)  hsl(255, 84%, 55%)  Han Purple
#2abded  rgb(42, 189, 237)  hsl(195, 84%, 55%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ed2abd  rgb(237, 42, 189)  hsl(315, 84%, 55%)  Shocking Pink