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#BDF317

#bdf317 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bdf317 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, 95.29% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.22% cyan, 0% magenta, 90.53% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 74.73°, with 90.16% saturation and 52.16% 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 16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 2.98.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7498

Complementary

  1. #bdf317
  2. #4d17f3

Split complementary

  1. #bdf317
  2. #174ff3
  3. #bb17f3

Analogous

  1. #f3bb17
  2. #bdf317
  3. #4ff317

Triadic

  1. #bdf317
  2. #17bdf3
  3. #f317bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdf317
  2. #17f34d
  3. #4d17f3
  4. #f317bd

Square

  1. #bdf317
  2. #17f3bb
  3. #4d17f3
  4. #f3174f

Monochromatic

  1. #526b06
  2. #8ab409
  3. #bdf317
  4. #d2f760
  5. #e6fba8

Shades

#bdf317 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdf317
  2. #aadb15
  3. #97c212
  4. #84aa10
  5. #71920e
  6. #5f7a0c
  7. #4c6109
  8. #394907
  9. #263105
  10. #131802
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdf317 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdf317
  2. #c4f42e
  3. #caf545
  4. #d1f75d
  5. #d7f874
  6. #def98b
  7. #e5faa2
  8. #ebfbb9
  9. #f2fdd1
  10. #f8fee8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdf317 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdf317
  2. #b7e822
  3. #b1dc2c
  4. #abd137
  5. #a5c541
  6. #9fba4c
  7. #98ae56
  8. #92a361
  9. #8c976b
  10. #868c76
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e1e1e1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3e8b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fae039 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7e7cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9e900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4e82f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3eca5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdf317 {
  color: #bdf317;
}
Background
.bg-bdf317 {
  background-color: #bdf317;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdf317 {
  border: 2px solid #bdf317;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdf317;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 243 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 90% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdf317 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdf317, #4ff317);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdf317 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 243 23 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.98 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.98 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.35 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.38 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.02 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.05 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.44 #420ce8 Inverted #e1e1e1 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bdf317  rgb(189, 243, 23)  hsl(75, 90%, 52%)  Electric Lime
#4d17f3  rgb(77, 23, 243)  hsl(255, 90%, 52%)  Han Purple
#17bdf3  rgb(23, 189, 243)  hsl(195, 90%, 52%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f317bd  rgb(243, 23, 189)  hsl(315, 90%, 52%)  Shocking Pink