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#BDF508

#bdf508 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bdf508 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, 96.08% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.86% cyan, 0% magenta, 96.73% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 74.18°, with 93.68% saturation and 49.61% 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 16.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 2.6.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7614

Complementary

  1. #bdf508
  2. #4008f5

Split complementary

  1. #bdf508
  2. #0846f5
  3. #b708f5

Analogous

  1. #f5b708
  2. #bdf508
  3. #46f508

Triadic

  1. #bdf508
  2. #08bdf5
  3. #f508bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdf508
  2. #08f540
  3. #4008f5
  4. #f508bd

Square

  1. #bdf508
  2. #08f5b7
  3. #4008f5
  4. #f50846

Monochromatic

  1. #4b6103
  2. #84ab06
  3. #bdf508
  4. #d1f950
  5. #e5fc9a

Shades

#bdf508 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdf508
  2. #aadd07
  3. #97c406
  4. #84ac06
  5. #719305
  6. #5f7b04
  7. #4c6203
  8. #394a02
  9. #263102
  10. #131901
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdf508 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdf508
  2. #c4f621
  3. #caf739
  4. #d1f852
  5. #d7f96b
  6. #defa84
  7. #e5fb9c
  8. #ebfcb5
  9. #f2fdce
  10. #f8fee6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdf508 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdf508
  2. #b7e914
  3. #b1de20
  4. #abd22c
  5. #a5c638
  6. #9fbb44
  7. #98af50
  8. #92a35c
  9. #8c9768
  10. #868c74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e2e2e2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4eab4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fce135 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7e8d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eaeb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5ea29 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3eea6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdf508 {
  color: #bdf508;
}
Background
.bg-bdf508 {
  background-color: #bdf508;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdf508 {
  border: 2px solid #bdf508;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdf508;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 245 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 94% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdf508 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdf508, #46f508);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdf508 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 245 8 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.60 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.76 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.19 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.19 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 5.85 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.43 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.79 #420af7 Inverted #e2e2e2 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bdf508  rgb(189, 245, 8)  hsl(74, 94%, 50%)  Electric Lime
#4008f5  rgb(64, 8, 245)  hsl(254, 94%, 50%)  Ultramarine
#08bdf5  rgb(8, 189, 245)  hsl(194, 94%, 50%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f508bd  rgb(245, 8, 189)  hsl(314, 94%, 50%)  Shocking Pink