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#BDF42E

#bdf42e ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bdf42e 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, 95.69% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.54% cyan, 0% magenta, 81.15% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 76.67°, with 90% saturation and 56.86% 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 16.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.42.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7572

Complementary

  1. #bdf42e
  2. #652ef4

Split complementary

  1. #bdf42e
  2. #2e5af4
  3. #c82ef4

Analogous

  1. #f4c82e
  2. #bdf42e
  3. #5af42e

Triadic

  1. #bdf42e
  2. #2ebdf4
  3. #f42ebd

Tetradic

  1. #bdf42e
  2. #2ef465
  3. #652ef4
  4. #f42ebd

Square

  1. #bdf42e
  2. #2ef4c8
  3. #652ef4
  4. #f42e5a

Monochromatic

  1. #608207
  2. #95cb0b
  3. #bdf42e
  4. #d4f877
  5. #ebfcbf

Shades

#bdf42e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdf42e
  2. #aadc29
  3. #97c325
  4. #84ab20
  5. #71921c
  6. #5f7a17
  7. #4c6212
  8. #39490e
  9. #263109
  10. #131805
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdf42e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdf42e
  2. #c4f543
  3. #caf658
  4. #d1f76d
  5. #d7f882
  6. #defa97
  7. #e5fbab
  8. #ebfcc0
  9. #f2fdd5
  10. #f8feea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdf42e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdf42e
  2. #b7e836
  3. #b1dd3e
  4. #abd147
  5. #a5c64f
  6. #9fba57
  7. #98ae5f
  8. #92a367
  9. #8c9770
  10. #868c78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e2e2e2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4e9b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fae145 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6e8d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9ea03 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4e93d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2eda8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdf42e {
  color: #bdf42e;
}
Background
.bg-bdf42e {
  background-color: #bdf42e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdf42e {
  border: 2px solid #bdf42e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdf42e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 244 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 90% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdf42e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdf42e, #5af42e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdf42e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 244 46 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.42 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.66 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 3.77 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.16 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.92 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.56 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.81 #420bd1 Inverted #e2e2e2 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bdf42e  rgb(189, 244, 46)  hsl(77, 90%, 57%)  Electric Lime
#652ef4  rgb(101, 46, 244)  hsl(257, 90%, 57%)  Electric Indigo
#2ebdf4  rgb(46, 189, 244)  hsl(197, 90%, 57%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f42ebd  rgb(244, 46, 189)  hsl(317, 90%, 57%)  Shocking Pink