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#BDEE32

#bdee32 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bdee32 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, 93.33% green and 19.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 78.99% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 75.64°, with 84.68% saturation and 56.47% 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 15.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 4.34.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.722

Complementary

  1. #bdee32
  2. #6332ee

Split complementary

  1. #bdee32
  2. #325fee
  3. #c132ee

Analogous

  1. #eec132
  2. #bdee32
  3. #5fee32

Triadic

  1. #bdee32
  2. #32bdee
  3. #ee32bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdee32
  2. #32ee63
  3. #6332ee
  4. #ee32bd

Square

  1. #bdee32
  2. #32eec1
  3. #6332ee
  4. #ee325f

Monochromatic

  1. #5f7d0a
  2. #95c310
  3. #bdee32
  4. #d4f479
  5. #eafabf

Shades

#bdee32 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdee32
  2. #aad62d
  3. #97be28
  4. #84a723
  5. #718f1e
  6. #5f7719
  7. #4c5f14
  8. #39470f
  9. #26300a
  10. #131805
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdee32 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdee32
  2. #c4f047
  3. #caf15b
  4. #d1f370
  5. #d7f584
  6. #def799
  7. #e5f8ad
  8. #ebfac2
  9. #f2fcd6
  10. #f8fdeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdee32 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdee32
  2. #b7e33a
  3. #b1d842
  4. #abcd49
  5. #a5c251
  6. #9fb759
  7. #98ac61
  8. #92a169
  9. #8c9670
  10. #868b78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1e4b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fcde00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f5dc46 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6e2cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5e514 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1e43f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3e7a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdee32 {
  color: #bdee32;
}
Background
.bg-bdee32 {
  background-color: #bdee32;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdee32 {
  border: 2px solid #bdee32;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdee32;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 238 50;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 85% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdee32 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdee32, #5fee32);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdee32 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 238 50 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.34 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.78 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.82 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.93 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.78 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.03 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.29 #4211cd Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bdee32  rgb(189, 238, 50)  hsl(76, 85%, 56%)  Electric Lime
#6332ee  rgb(99, 50, 238)  hsl(256, 85%, 56%)  Han Purple
#32bdee  rgb(50, 189, 238)  hsl(196, 85%, 56%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ee32bd  rgb(238, 50, 189)  hsl(316, 85%, 56%)  Shocking Pink