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#BEF12E

#bef12e ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bef12e 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, 94.51% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.16% cyan, 0% magenta, 80.91% yellow and 5.49% black. Its hue angle is 75.69°, with 87.44% saturation and 56.27% 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 15.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.7.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7406

Complementary

  1. #bef12e
  2. #612ef1

Split complementary

  1. #bef12e
  2. #2e5cf1
  3. #c22ef1

Analogous

  1. #f1c22e
  2. #bef12e
  3. #5cf12e

Triadic

  1. #bef12e
  2. #2ebef1
  3. #f12ebe

Tetradic

  1. #bef12e
  2. #2ef161
  3. #612ef1
  4. #f12ebe

Square

  1. #bef12e
  2. #2ef1c2
  3. #612ef1
  4. #f12e5c

Monochromatic

  1. #5f7e08
  2. #95c50d
  3. #bef12e
  4. #d4f676
  5. #ebfbbd

Shades

#bef12e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bef12e
  2. #abd929
  3. #98c125
  4. #85a920
  5. #72911c
  6. #5f7917
  7. #4c6012
  8. #39480e
  9. #263009
  10. #131805
  11. #000000

Tints

#bef12e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bef12e
  2. #c5f243
  3. #cbf458
  4. #d2f56d
  5. #d8f782
  6. #dff897
  7. #e5f9ab
  8. #ecfbc0
  9. #f2fcd5
  10. #f9feea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bef12e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bef12e
  2. #b8e636
  3. #b2da3e
  4. #abcf47
  5. #a5c44f
  6. #9fb957
  7. #99ad5f
  8. #93a267
  9. #8c9770
  10. #868b78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dfdfdf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3e7b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f8df44 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7e5ce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8e805 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3e63c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4eaa6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bef12e {
  color: #bef12e;
}
Background
.bg-bef12e {
  background-color: #bef12e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bef12e {
  border: 2px solid #bef12e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bef12e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 241 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 87% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bef12e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bef12e, #5cf12e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bef12e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 241 46 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.70 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.32 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.48 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.16 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.86 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.12 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.46 #410ed1 Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bef12e  rgb(190, 241, 46)  hsl(76, 87%, 56%)  Electric Lime
#612ef1  rgb(97, 46, 241)  hsl(256, 87%, 56%)  Han Purple
#2ebef1  rgb(46, 190, 241)  hsl(196, 87%, 56%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f12ebe  rgb(241, 46, 190)  hsl(316, 87%, 56%)  Shocking Pink