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#BEF309

#bef309 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bef309 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, 95.29% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.81% cyan, 0% magenta, 96.3% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 73.59°, with 92.86% saturation and 49.41% 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 16.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 2.78.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7507

Complementary

  1. #bef309
  2. #3e09f3

Split complementary

  1. #bef309
  2. #0949f3
  3. #b309f3

Analogous

  1. #f3b309
  2. #bef309
  3. #49f309

Triadic

  1. #bef309
  2. #09bef3
  3. #f309be

Tetradic

  1. #bef309
  2. #09f33e
  3. #3e09f3
  4. #f309be

Square

  1. #bef309
  2. #09f3b3
  3. #3e09f3
  4. #f30949

Monochromatic

  1. #4b5f04
  2. #84a906
  3. #bef309
  4. #d2f950
  5. #e5fb9a

Shades

#bef309 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bef309
  2. #abdb08
  3. #98c207
  4. #85aa06
  5. #729205
  6. #5f7a05
  7. #4c6104
  8. #394903
  9. #263102
  10. #131801
  11. #000000

Tints

#bef309 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bef309
  2. #c5f422
  3. #cbf53a
  4. #d2f753
  5. #d8f86b
  6. #dff984
  7. #e5fa9d
  8. #ecfbb5
  9. #f2fdce
  10. #f9fee6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bef309 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bef309
  2. #b8e815
  3. #b2dc21
  4. #abd12d
  5. #a5c539
  6. #9fba45
  7. #99ae50
  8. #93a35c
  9. #8c9768
  10. #868c74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e1e1e1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4e8b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fae035 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8e6cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9e900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5e829 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4eca5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bef309 {
  color: #bef309;
}
Background
.bg-bef309 {
  background-color: #bef309;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bef309 {
  border: 2px solid #bef309;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bef309;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 243 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 93% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bef309 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bef309, #49f309);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bef309 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 243 9 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.78 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.22 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.65 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.09 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 5.72 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.29 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.44 #410cf6 Inverted #e1e1e1 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bef309  rgb(190, 243, 9)  hsl(74, 93%, 49%)  Electric Lime
#3e09f3  rgb(62, 9, 243)  hsl(254, 93%, 49%)  Ultramarine
#09bef3  rgb(9, 190, 243)  hsl(194, 93%, 49%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f309be  rgb(243, 9, 190)  hsl(314, 93%, 49%)  Shocking Pink