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#BDF016

#bdf016 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bdf016 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, 94.12% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.25% cyan, 0% magenta, 90.83% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 74.04°, with 87.9% saturation and 51.37% 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 15.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.42.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.732

Complementary

  1. #bdf016
  2. #4916f0

Split complementary

  1. #bdf016
  2. #1650f0
  3. #b616f0

Analogous

  1. #f0b616
  2. #bdf016
  3. #50f016

Triadic

  1. #bdf016
  2. #16bdf0
  3. #f016bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdf016
  2. #16f049
  3. #4916f0
  4. #f016bd

Square

  1. #bdf016
  2. #16f0b6
  3. #4916f0
  4. #f01650

Monochromatic

  1. #506607
  2. #88ae0b
  3. #bdf016
  4. #d1f55e
  5. #e6f9a6

Shades

#bdf016 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdf016
  2. #aad814
  3. #97c012
  4. #84a80f
  5. #71900d
  6. #5f780b
  7. #4c6009
  8. #394807
  9. #263004
  10. #131802
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdf016 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdf016
  2. #c4f22d
  3. #caf345
  4. #d1f55c
  5. #d7f673
  6. #def88b
  7. #e5f9a2
  8. #ebfbb9
  9. #f2fcd0
  10. #f8fee8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdf016 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdf016
  2. #b7e521
  3. #b1da2b
  4. #abce36
  5. #a5c340
  6. #9fb84b
  7. #98ad56
  8. #92a260
  9. #8c966b
  10. #868b75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2e6b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fee000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f8de38 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7e4cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7e600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3e52d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3e9a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdf016 {
  color: #bdf016;
}
Background
.bg-bdf016 {
  background-color: #bdf016;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdf016 {
  border: 2px solid #bdf016;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdf016;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 240 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 88% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdf016 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdf016, #50f016);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdf016 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 240 22 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.42 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.52 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.93 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.48 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.87 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.04 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.07 #420fe9 Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bdf016  rgb(189, 240, 22)  hsl(74, 88%, 51%)  Electric Lime
#4916f0  rgb(73, 22, 240)  hsl(254, 88%, 51%)  Ultramarine
#16bdf0  rgb(22, 189, 240)  hsl(194, 88%, 51%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f016bd  rgb(240, 22, 189)  hsl(314, 88%, 51%)  Shocking Pink