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#BEEC2A

#beec2a ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#beec2a is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 92.55% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.49% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.2% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 74.23°, with 83.62% saturation and 54.51% 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 15.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 4.39.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7111

Complementary

  1. #beec2a
  2. #582aec

Split complementary

  1. #beec2a
  2. #2a5dec
  3. #b92aec

Analogous

  1. #ecb92a
  2. #beec2a
  3. #5dec2a

Triadic

  1. #beec2a
  2. #2abeec
  3. #ec2abe

Tetradic

  1. #beec2a
  2. #2aec58
  3. #582aec
  4. #ec2abe

Square

  1. #beec2a
  2. #2aecb9
  3. #582aec
  4. #ec2a5d

Monochromatic

  1. #5a730a
  2. #91b911
  3. #beec2a
  4. #d3f270
  5. #e9f9b6

Shades

#beec2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #beec2a
  2. #abd426
  3. #98bd22
  4. #85a51d
  5. #728e19
  6. #5f7615
  7. #4c5e11
  8. #39470d
  9. #262f08
  10. #131804
  11. #000000

Tints

#beec2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #beec2a
  2. #c5ee3f
  3. #cbf055
  4. #d2f26a
  5. #d8f47f
  6. #dff695
  7. #e5f7aa
  8. #ecf9bf
  9. #f2fbd4
  10. #f9fdea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#beec2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #beec2a
  2. #b8e133
  3. #b2d63b
  4. #abcc44
  5. #a5c14c
  6. #9fb655
  7. #99ab5e
  8. #93a066
  9. #8c966f
  10. #868b77
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dbdbdb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0e2b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fadd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f4db41 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8e0ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5e300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1e239 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4e5a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-beec2a {
  color: #beec2a;
}
Background
.bg-beec2a {
  background-color: #beec2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-beec2a {
  border: 2px solid #beec2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #beec2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 236 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 84% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-beec2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #beec2a, #5dec2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-beec2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 236 42 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.39 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.14 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.32 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.43 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.58 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.93 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.04 #4113d5 Inverted #dbdbdb Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#beec2a  rgb(190, 236, 42)  hsl(74, 84%, 55%)  Electric Lime
#582aec  rgb(88, 42, 236)  hsl(254, 84%, 55%)  Han Purple
#2abeec  rgb(42, 190, 236)  hsl(194, 84%, 55%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ec2abe  rgb(236, 42, 190)  hsl(314, 84%, 55%)  Shocking Pink