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#BEEF09

#beef09 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#beef09 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, 93.73% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.5% cyan, 0% magenta, 96.23% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 72.78°, with 92.74% saturation and 48.63% 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 15.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.45.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.727

Complementary

  1. #beef09
  2. #3a09ef

Split complementary

  1. #beef09
  2. #094bef
  3. #ad09ef

Analogous

  1. #efad09
  2. #beef09
  3. #4bef09

Triadic

  1. #beef09
  2. #09beef
  3. #ef09be

Tetradic

  1. #beef09
  2. #09ef3a
  3. #3a09ef
  4. #ef09be

Square

  1. #beef09
  2. #09efad
  3. #3a09ef
  4. #ef094b

Monochromatic

  1. #495c03
  2. #83a506
  3. #beef09
  4. #d4f84c
  5. #e6fb96

Shades

#beef09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #beef09
  2. #abd708
  3. #98bf07
  4. #85a706
  5. #728f05
  6. #5f7805
  7. #4c6004
  8. #394803
  9. #263002
  10. #131801
  11. #000000

Tints

#beef09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #beef09
  2. #c5f122
  3. #cbf23a
  4. #d2f453
  5. #d8f56b
  6. #dff784
  7. #e5f99d
  8. #ecfab5
  9. #f2fcce
  10. #f9fde6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#beef09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #beef09
  2. #b8e415
  3. #b2d921
  4. #abce2d
  5. #a5c339
  6. #9fb845
  7. #99ac50
  8. #93a15c
  9. #8c9668
  10. #868b74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2e5b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fddf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f7dd33 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8e2cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7e600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3e528 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4e8a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-beef09 {
  color: #beef09;
}
Background
.bg-beef09 {
  background-color: #beef09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-beef09 {
  border: 2px solid #beef09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #beef09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 239 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 93% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-beef09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #beef09, #4bef09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-beef09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 239 9 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.45 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.94 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.27 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.40 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.53 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 5.84 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.44 #4110f6 Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#beef09  rgb(190, 239, 9)  hsl(73, 93%, 49%)  Electric Lime
#3a09ef  rgb(58, 9, 239)  hsl(253, 93%, 49%)  Ultramarine
#09beef  rgb(9, 190, 239)  hsl(193, 93%, 49%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ef09be  rgb(239, 9, 190)  hsl(313, 93%, 49%)  Shocking Pink