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#BEF327

#bef327 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bef327 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 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.81% cyan, 0% magenta, 83.95% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 75.59°, with 89.47% saturation and 55.29% 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 16.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.22.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7519

Complementary

  1. #bef327
  2. #5c27f3

Split complementary

  1. #bef327
  2. #2758f3
  3. #c227f3

Analogous

  1. #f3c227
  2. #bef327
  3. #58f327

Triadic

  1. #bef327
  2. #27bef3
  3. #f327be

Tetradic

  1. #bef327
  2. #27f35c
  3. #5c27f3
  4. #f327be

Square

  1. #bef327
  2. #27f3c2
  3. #5c27f3
  4. #f32758

Monochromatic

  1. #5c7a07
  2. #93c30b
  3. #bef327
  4. #d4f76f
  5. #eafbb8

Shades

#bef327 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bef327
  2. #abdb23
  3. #98c21f
  4. #85aa1b
  5. #729217
  6. #5f7a14
  7. #4c6110
  8. #39490c
  9. #263108
  10. #131804
  11. #000000

Tints

#bef327 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bef327
  2. #c5f43d
  3. #cbf552
  4. #d2f768
  5. #d8f87d
  6. #dff993
  7. #e5faa9
  8. #ecfbbe
  9. #f2fdd4
  10. #f9fee9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bef327 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bef327
  2. #b8e830
  3. #b2dc39
  4. #abd142
  5. #a5c54b
  6. #9fba54
  7. #99ae5c
  8. #93a365
  9. #8c976e
  10. #868c77
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e1e1e1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4e8b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fae040 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7e7d0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9e900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4e838 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4eca7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bef327 {
  color: #bef327;
}
Background
.bg-bef327 {
  background-color: #bef327;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bef327 {
  border: 2px solid #bef327;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bef327;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 243 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 89% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bef327 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bef327, #58f327);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bef327 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 243 39 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.22 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.99 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.21 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.55 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.58 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.21 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.41 #410cd8 Inverted #e1e1e1 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bef327  rgb(190, 243, 39)  hsl(76, 89%, 55%)  Electric Lime
#5c27f3  rgb(92, 39, 243)  hsl(256, 89%, 55%)  Han Purple
#27bef3  rgb(39, 190, 243)  hsl(196, 89%, 55%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f327be  rgb(243, 39, 190)  hsl(316, 89%, 55%)  Shocking Pink