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#BDFC09

#bdfc09 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bdfc09 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, 98.82% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 96.43% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 75.56°, with 97.59% saturation and 51.18% 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 17.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 2.22.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.8046

Complementary

  1. #bdfc09
  2. #4809fc

Split complementary

  1. #bdfc09
  2. #0943fc
  3. #c209fc

Analogous

  1. #fcc209
  2. #bdfc09
  3. #43fc09

Triadic

  1. #bdfc09
  2. #09bdfc
  3. #fc09bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdfc09
  2. #09fc48
  3. #4809fc
  4. #fc09bd

Square

  1. #bdfc09
  2. #09fcc2
  3. #4809fc
  4. #fc0943

Monochromatic

  1. #4f6b01
  2. #88b602
  3. #bdfc09
  4. #d1fd55
  5. #e6fea0

Shades

#bdfc09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdfc09
  2. #aae308
  3. #97ca07
  4. #84b006
  5. #719705
  6. #5f7e05
  7. #4c6504
  8. #394c03
  9. #263202
  10. #131901
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdfc09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdfc09
  2. #c4fc22
  3. #cafd3a
  4. #d1fd53
  5. #d7fd6b
  6. #defe84
  7. #e5fe9d
  8. #ebfeb5
  9. #f2fece
  10. #f8ffe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdfc09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdfc09
  2. #b7f015
  3. #b1e321
  4. #abd72d
  5. #a5ca39
  6. #9fbe45
  7. #98b250
  8. #92a55c
  9. #8c9968
  10. #868c74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e8e8e8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8f0b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffea00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe737 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6efd7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eff100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9f02b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2f5ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdfc09 {
  color: #bdfc09;
}
Background
.bg-bdfc09 {
  background-color: #bdfc09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdfc09 {
  border: 2px solid #bdfc09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdfc09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 252 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 98% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdfc09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdfc09, #43fc09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdfc09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 252 9 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.22 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 2.94 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 3.25 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.35 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.06 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.85 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 7.26 #4203f6 Inverted #e8e8e8 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bdfc09  rgb(189, 252, 9)  hsl(76, 98%, 51%)  Electric Lime
#4809fc  rgb(72, 9, 252)  hsl(256, 98%, 51%)  Ultramarine
#09bdfc  rgb(9, 189, 252)  hsl(196, 98%, 51%)  Deep Sky Blue
#fc09bd  rgb(252, 9, 189)  hsl(316, 98%, 51%)  Shocking Pink