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#BDED2F

#bded2f ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bded2f is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 92.94% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.25% cyan, 0% magenta, 80.17% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 75.16°, with 84.07% saturation and 55.69% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 15.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 4.4.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7159

Complementary

  1. #bded2f
  2. #5f2fed

Split complementary

  1. #bded2f
  2. #2f5eed
  3. #be2fed

Analogous

  1. #edbe2f
  2. #bded2f
  3. #5eed2f

Triadic

  1. #bded2f
  2. #2fbded
  3. #ed2fbd

Tetradic

  1. #bded2f
  2. #2fed5f
  3. #5f2fed
  4. #ed2fbd

Square

  1. #bded2f
  2. #2fedbe
  3. #5f2fed
  4. #ed2f5e

Monochromatic

  1. #5d790a
  2. #93bf11
  3. #bded2f
  4. #d3f375
  5. #eaf9bc

Shades

#bded2f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bded2f
  2. #aad52a
  3. #97be26
  4. #84a621
  5. #718e1c
  6. #5f7718
  7. #4c5f13
  8. #39470e
  9. #262f09
  10. #131805
  11. #000000

Tints

#bded2f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bded2f
  2. #c4ef44
  3. #caf159
  4. #d1f26d
  5. #d7f482
  6. #def697
  7. #e5f8ac
  8. #ebfac1
  9. #f2fbd5
  10. #f8fdea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bded2f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bded2f
  2. #b7e237
  3. #b1d73f
  4. #abcc47
  5. #a5c14f
  6. #9fb758
  7. #98ac60
  8. #92a168
  9. #8c9670
  10. #868b78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0e3b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fbde00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f5dc44 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7e1cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5e40c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0e33d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3e6a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bded2f {
  color: #bded2f;
}
Background
.bg-bded2f {
  background-color: #bded2f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bded2f {
  border: 2px solid #bded2f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bded2f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 237 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 84% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bded2f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bded2f, #5eed2f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bded2f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 237 47 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.40 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.98 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.01 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.18 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.55 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.94 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.25 #4212d0 Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bded2f  rgb(189, 237, 47)  hsl(75, 84%, 56%)  Electric Lime
#5f2fed  rgb(95, 47, 237)  hsl(255, 84%, 56%)  Han Purple
#2fbded  rgb(47, 189, 237)  hsl(195, 84%, 56%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ed2fbd  rgb(237, 47, 189)  hsl(315, 84%, 56%)  Shocking Pink