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#BEF40D

#bef40d ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bef40d 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, 95.69% green and 5.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.13% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.67% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 74.03°, with 91.3% saturation and 50.39% 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 16.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 2.67.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7568

Complementary

  1. #bef40d
  2. #430df4

Split complementary

  1. #bef40d
  2. #0d4af4
  3. #b70df4

Analogous

  1. #f4b70d
  2. #bef40d
  3. #4af40d

Triadic

  1. #bef40d
  2. #0dbef4
  3. #f40dbe

Tetradic

  1. #bef40d
  2. #0df443
  3. #430df4
  4. #f40dbe

Square

  1. #bef40d
  2. #0df4b7
  3. #430df4
  4. #f40d4a

Monochromatic

  1. #4d6305
  2. #86ad08
  3. #bef40d
  4. #d2f756
  5. #e5fb9f

Shades

#bef40d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bef40d
  2. #abdc0c
  3. #98c30a
  4. #85ab09
  5. #729208
  6. #5f7a07
  7. #4c6205
  8. #394904
  9. #263103
  10. #131801
  11. #000000

Tints

#bef40d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bef40d
  2. #c5f525
  3. #cbf63d
  4. #d2f756
  5. #d8f86e
  6. #dffa86
  7. #e5fb9e
  8. #ecfcb6
  9. #f2fdcf
  10. #f9fee7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bef40d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bef40d
  2. #b8e819
  3. #b2dd24
  4. #abd130
  5. #a5c63b
  6. #9fba47
  7. #99ae52
  8. #93a35e
  9. #8c9769
  10. #868c75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e2e2e2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4e9b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fbe136 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8e7d0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eaea00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5e92a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4eda6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bef40d {
  color: #bef40d;
}
Background
.bg-bef40d {
  background-color: #bef40d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bef40d {
  border: 2px solid #bef40d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bef40d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 244 13;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 91% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bef40d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bef40d, #4af40d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bef40d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 244 13 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.67 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.03 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.44 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.10 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 5.74 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.40 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.49 #410bf2 Inverted #e2e2e2 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bef40d  rgb(190, 244, 13)  hsl(74, 91%, 50%)  Electric Lime
#430df4  rgb(67, 13, 244)  hsl(254, 91%, 50%)  Ultramarine
#0dbef4  rgb(13, 190, 244)  hsl(194, 91%, 50%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f40dbe  rgb(244, 13, 190)  hsl(314, 91%, 50%)  Shocking Pink