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#BEF01B

#bef01b ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bef01b 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 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.83% cyan, 0% magenta, 88.75% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 74.08°, with 87.65% saturation and 52.35% 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 15.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.42.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7335

Complementary

  1. #bef01b
  2. #4d1bf0

Split complementary

  1. #bef01b
  2. #1b54f0
  3. #b71bf0

Analogous

  1. #f0b71b
  2. #bef01b
  3. #54f01b

Triadic

  1. #bef01b
  2. #1bbef0
  3. #f01bbe

Tetradic

  1. #bef01b
  2. #1bf04d
  3. #4d1bf0
  4. #f01bbe

Square

  1. #bef01b
  2. #1bf0b7
  3. #4d1bf0
  4. #f01b54

Monochromatic

  1. #546b07
  2. #8cb30c
  3. #bef01b
  4. #d2f563
  5. #e7f9ab

Shades

#bef01b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bef01b
  2. #abd818
  3. #98c016
  4. #85a813
  5. #729010
  6. #5f780e
  7. #4c600b
  8. #394808
  9. #263005
  10. #131803
  11. #000000

Tints

#bef01b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bef01b
  2. #c5f232
  3. #cbf349
  4. #d2f55f
  5. #d8f676
  6. #dff88d
  7. #e5f9a4
  8. #ecfbbb
  9. #f2fcd1
  10. #f9fee8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bef01b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bef01b
  2. #b8e525
  3. #b2da2f
  4. #abce39
  5. #a5c343
  6. #9fb84e
  7. #99ad58
  8. #93a262
  9. #8c966c
  10. #868b76
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.67:1 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 #f8de3a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8e4cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7e700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3e530 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4e9a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bef01b {
  color: #bef01b;
}
Background
.bg-bef01b {
  background-color: #bef01b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bef01b {
  border: 2px solid #bef01b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bef01b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 240 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 88% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bef01b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bef01b, #54f01b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bef01b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 240 27 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.42 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.62 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.99 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.42 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.76 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.98 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.01 #410fe4 Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bef01b  rgb(190, 240, 27)  hsl(74, 88%, 52%)  Electric Lime
#4d1bf0  rgb(77, 27, 240)  hsl(254, 88%, 52%)  Han Purple
#1bbef0  rgb(27, 190, 240)  hsl(194, 88%, 52%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f01bbe  rgb(240, 27, 190)  hsl(314, 88%, 52%)  Shocking Pink