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#BEF02E

#bef02e ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bef02e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.83% cyan, 0% magenta, 80.83% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 75.46°, with 86.61% saturation and 56.08% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 15.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.84.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7346

Complementary

  1. #bef02e
  2. #602ef0

Split complementary

  1. #bef02e
  2. #2e5df0
  3. #c12ef0

Analogous

  1. #f0c12e
  2. #bef02e
  3. #5df02e

Triadic

  1. #bef02e
  2. #2ebef0
  3. #f02ebe

Tetradic

  1. #bef02e
  2. #2ef060
  3. #602ef0
  4. #f02ebe

Square

  1. #bef02e
  2. #2ef0c1
  3. #602ef0
  4. #f02e5d

Monochromatic

  1. #5e7c09
  2. #95c30e
  3. #bef02e
  4. #d4f575
  5. #eafabd

Shades

#bef02e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bef02e
  2. #abd829
  3. #98c025
  4. #85a820
  5. #72901c
  6. #5f7817
  7. #4c6012
  8. #39480e
  9. #263009
  10. #131805
  11. #000000

Tints

#bef02e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bef02e
  2. #c5f243
  3. #cbf358
  4. #d2f56d
  5. #d8f682
  6. #dff897
  7. #e5f9ab
  8. #ecfbc0
  9. #f2fcd5
  10. #f9feea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bef02e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bef02e
  2. #b8e536
  3. #b2da3e
  4. #abce47
  5. #a5c34f
  6. #9fb857
  7. #99ad5f
  8. #93a267
  9. #8c9670
  10. #868b78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dfdfdf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2e6b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fee000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f7de44 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8e4cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7e706 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3e63c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4e9a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bef02e {
  color: #bef02e;
}
Background
.bg-bef02e {
  background-color: #bef02e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bef02e {
  border: 2px solid #bef02e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bef02e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 240 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 87% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bef02e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bef02e, #5df02e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bef02e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 240 46 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.84 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.51 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.68 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.15 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.90 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.93 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.49 #410fd1 Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bef02e  rgb(190, 240, 46)  hsl(75, 87%, 56%)  Electric Lime
#602ef0  rgb(96, 46, 240)  hsl(255, 87%, 56%)  Han Purple
#2ebef0  rgb(46, 190, 240)  hsl(195, 87%, 56%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f02ebe  rgb(240, 46, 190)  hsl(315, 87%, 56%)  Shocking Pink