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#BEF014

#bef014 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bef014 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, 94.12% green and 7.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.83% cyan, 0% magenta, 91.67% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 73.64°, with 88% saturation and 50.98% 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 15.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.34.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7332

Complementary

  1. #bef014
  2. #4614f0

Split complementary

  1. #bef014
  2. #1450f0
  3. #b414f0

Analogous

  1. #f0b414
  2. #bef014
  3. #50f014

Triadic

  1. #bef014
  2. #14bef0
  3. #f014be

Tetradic

  1. #bef014
  2. #14f046
  3. #4614f0
  4. #f014be

Square

  1. #bef014
  2. #14f0b4
  3. #4614f0
  4. #f01450

Monochromatic

  1. #4f6506
  2. #88ac0b
  3. #bef014
  4. #d2f55c
  5. #e6f9a4

Shades

#bef014 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bef014
  2. #abd812
  3. #98c010
  4. #85a80e
  5. #72900c
  6. #5f780a
  7. #4c6008
  8. #394806
  9. #263004
  10. #131802
  11. #000000

Tints

#bef014 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bef014
  2. #c5f22c
  3. #cbf343
  4. #d2f55b
  5. #d8f672
  6. #dff88a
  7. #e5f9a1
  8. #ecfbb9
  9. #f2fcd0
  10. #f9fee8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bef014 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bef014
  2. #b8e51f
  3. #b2da2a
  4. #abce34
  5. #a5c33f
  6. #9fb84a
  7. #99ad55
  8. #93a260
  9. #8c966a
  10. #868b75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2e6b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fee000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f8de37 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8e3cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7e700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3e52c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4e9a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bef014 {
  color: #bef014;
}
Background
.bg-bef014 {
  background-color: #bef014;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bef014 {
  border: 2px solid #bef014;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bef014;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 240 20;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 88% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bef014 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bef014, #50f014);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bef014 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 240 20 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.34 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.68 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.09 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.32 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.74 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 5.90 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.20 #410feb Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bef014  rgb(190, 240, 20)  hsl(74, 88%, 51%)  Electric Lime
#4614f0  rgb(70, 20, 240)  hsl(254, 88%, 51%)  Ultramarine
#14bef0  rgb(20, 190, 240)  hsl(194, 88%, 51%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f014be  rgb(240, 20, 190)  hsl(314, 88%, 51%)  Shocking Pink