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#BDF236

#bdf236 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bdf236 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, 94.9% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.9% cyan, 0% magenta, 77.69% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 76.91°, with 87.85% saturation and 58.04% 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 15.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.97.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7459

Complementary

  1. #bdf236
  2. #6b36f2

Split complementary

  1. #bdf236
  2. #365ff2
  3. #c936f2

Analogous

  1. #f2c936
  2. #bdf236
  3. #5ff236

Triadic

  1. #bdf236
  2. #36bdf2
  3. #f236bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdf236
  2. #36f26b
  3. #6b36f2
  4. #f236bd

Square

  1. #bdf236
  2. #36f2c9
  3. #6b36f2
  4. #f2365f

Monochromatic

  1. #638609
  2. #98ce0d
  3. #bdf236
  4. #d5f77e
  5. #ecfbc6

Shades

#bdf236 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdf236
  2. #aada31
  3. #97c22b
  4. #84a926
  5. #719120
  6. #5f791b
  7. #4c6116
  8. #394910
  9. #26300b
  10. #131805
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdf236 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdf236
  2. #c4f34a
  3. #caf55e
  4. #d1f672
  5. #d7f786
  6. #def99b
  7. #e5faaf
  8. #ebfbc3
  9. #f2fcd7
  10. #f8feeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdf236 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdf236
  2. #b7e73d
  3. #b1db45
  4. #abd04c
  5. #a5c454
  6. #9fb95b
  7. #98ae62
  8. #92a26a
  9. #8c9771
  10. #868b79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e0e0e0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3e7b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f8df4a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6e6d0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8e91b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3e743 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2eba8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdf236 {
  color: #bdf236;
}
Background
.bg-bdf236 {
  background-color: #bdf236;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdf236 {
  border: 2px solid #bdf236;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdf236;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 242 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 88% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdf236 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdf236, #5ff236);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdf236 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 242 54 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.97 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.03 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.05 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.63 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.27 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.58 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.69 #420dc9 Inverted #e0e0e0 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bdf236  rgb(189, 242, 54)  hsl(77, 88%, 58%)  Electric Lime
#6b36f2  rgb(107, 54, 242)  hsl(257, 88%, 58%)  Electric Indigo
#36bdf2  rgb(54, 189, 242)  hsl(197, 88%, 58%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f236bd  rgb(242, 54, 189)  hsl(317, 88%, 58%)  Shocking Pink