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#BEF511

#bef511 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bef511 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, 96.08% green and 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 93.06% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 74.47°, with 91.94% saturation and 51.37% 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 16.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 2.57.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7629

Complementary

  1. #bef511
  2. #4811f5

Split complementary

  1. #bef511
  2. #114cf5
  3. #ba11f5

Analogous

  1. #f5ba11
  2. #bef511
  3. #4cf511

Triadic

  1. #bef511
  2. #11bef5
  3. #f511be

Tetradic

  1. #bef511
  2. #11f548
  3. #4811f5
  4. #f511be

Square

  1. #bef511
  2. #11f5ba
  3. #4811f5
  4. #f5114c

Monochromatic

  1. #506904
  2. #89b207
  3. #bef511
  4. #d2f85a
  5. #e6fba4

Shades

#bef511 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bef511
  2. #abdd0f
  3. #98c40e
  4. #85ac0c
  5. #72930a
  6. #5f7b09
  7. #4c6207
  8. #394a05
  9. #263103
  10. #131902
  11. #000000

Tints

#bef511 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bef511
  2. #c5f629
  3. #cbf741
  4. #d2f858
  5. #d8f970
  6. #dffa88
  7. #e5fba0
  8. #ecfcb8
  9. #f2fdcf
  10. #f9fee7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bef511 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bef511
  2. #b8e91c
  3. #b2de27
  4. #abd232
  5. #a5c63d
  6. #9fbb49
  7. #99af54
  8. #93a35f
  9. #8c976a
  10. #868c75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e2e2e2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5eab5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fce237 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8e8d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebeb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6ea2c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4eea6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bef511 {
  color: #bef511;
}
Background
.bg-bef511 {
  background-color: #bef511;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bef511 {
  border: 2px solid #bef511;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bef511;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 245 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 92% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bef511 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bef511, #4cf511);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bef511 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 245 17 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.57 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.84 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.23 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.13 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 5.78 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.35 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.69 #410aee Inverted #e2e2e2 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bef511  rgb(190, 245, 17)  hsl(74, 92%, 51%)  Electric Lime
#4811f5  rgb(72, 17, 245)  hsl(254, 92%, 51%)  Ultramarine
#11bef5  rgb(17, 190, 245)  hsl(194, 92%, 51%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f511be  rgb(245, 17, 190)  hsl(314, 92%, 51%)  Shocking Pink