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#BEF021

#bef021 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bef021 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 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.83% cyan, 0% magenta, 86.25% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 74.49°, with 87.34% saturation and 53.53% 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 15.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.51.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7338

Complementary

  1. #bef021
  2. #5321f0

Split complementary

  1. #bef021
  2. #2157f0
  3. #ba21f0

Analogous

  1. #f0ba21
  2. #bef021
  3. #57f021

Triadic

  1. #bef021
  2. #21bef0
  3. #f021be

Tetradic

  1. #bef021
  2. #21f053
  3. #5321f0
  4. #f021be

Square

  1. #bef021
  2. #21f0ba
  3. #5321f0
  4. #f02157

Monochromatic

  1. #577008
  2. #8fb80c
  3. #bef021
  4. #d3f569
  5. #e8fab0

Shades

#bef021 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bef021
  2. #abd81e
  3. #98c01a
  4. #85a817
  5. #729014
  6. #5f7811
  7. #4c600d
  8. #39480a
  9. #263007
  10. #131803
  11. #000000

Tints

#bef021 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bef021
  2. #c5f237
  3. #cbf34d
  4. #d2f564
  5. #d8f67a
  6. #dff890
  7. #e5f9a6
  8. #ecfbbc
  9. #f2fcd3
  10. #f9fee9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bef021 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bef021
  2. #b8e52b
  3. #b2da34
  4. #abce3e
  5. #a5c347
  6. #9fb851
  7. #99ad5a
  8. #93a264
  9. #8c966d
  10. #868b77
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.68:1 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 #f8de3d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8e4cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7e700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3e534 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4e9a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bef021 {
  color: #bef021;
}
Background
.bg-bef021 {
  background-color: #bef021;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bef021 {
  border: 2px solid #bef021;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bef021;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 240 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 87% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bef021 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bef021, #57f021);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bef021 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 240 33 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.51 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.57 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.89 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.54 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.76 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.79 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.13 #410fde Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bef021  rgb(190, 240, 33)  hsl(74, 87%, 54%)  Electric Lime
#5321f0  rgb(83, 33, 240)  hsl(254, 87%, 54%)  Han Purple
#21bef0  rgb(33, 190, 240)  hsl(194, 87%, 54%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f021be  rgb(240, 33, 190)  hsl(314, 87%, 54%)  Shocking Pink