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#BDEE12

#bdee12 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bdee12 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, 93.33% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 92.44% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 73.36°, with 86.61% saturation and 50.2% 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 15.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.72.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7201

Complementary

  1. #bdee12
  2. #4312ee

Split complementary

  1. #bdee12
  2. #124fee
  3. #b112ee

Analogous

  1. #eeb112
  2. #bdee12
  3. #4fee12

Triadic

  1. #bdee12
  2. #12bdee
  3. #ee12bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdee12
  2. #12ee43
  3. #4312ee
  4. #ee12bd

Square

  1. #bdee12
  2. #12eeb1
  3. #4312ee
  4. #ee124f

Monochromatic

  1. #4c6007
  2. #85a80c
  3. #bdee12
  4. #d1f359
  5. #e5f8a1

Shades

#bdee12 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdee12
  2. #aad610
  3. #97be0e
  4. #84a70d
  5. #718f0b
  6. #5f7709
  7. #4c5f07
  8. #394705
  9. #263004
  10. #131802
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdee12 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdee12
  2. #c4f02a
  3. #caf141
  4. #d1f359
  5. #d7f571
  6. #def789
  7. #e5f8a0
  8. #ebfab8
  9. #f2fcd0
  10. #f8fde7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdee12 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdee12
  2. #b7e31d
  3. #b1d828
  4. #abcd33
  5. #a5c23e
  6. #9fb749
  7. #98ac54
  8. #92a15f
  9. #8c966a
  10. #868b75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1e4b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fcde00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f6dc36 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7e2cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6e500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1e42b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3e7a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdee12 {
  color: #bdee12;
}
Background
.bg-bdee12 {
  background-color: #bdee12;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdee12 {
  border: 2px solid #bdee12;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdee12;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 238 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 87% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdee12 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdee12, #4fee12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdee12 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 238 18 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.72 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.94 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.38 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.49 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.54 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.10 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.17 #4211ed Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bdee12  rgb(189, 238, 18)  hsl(73, 87%, 50%)  Electric Lime
#4312ee  rgb(67, 18, 238)  hsl(253, 87%, 50%)  Ultramarine
#12bdee  rgb(18, 189, 238)  hsl(193, 87%, 50%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ee12bd  rgb(238, 18, 189)  hsl(313, 87%, 50%)  Shocking Pink