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#BEF522

#bef522 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bef522 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 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 86.12% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 75.64°, with 91.34% saturation and 54.71% 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 16.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 2.85.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7637

Complementary

  1. #bef522
  2. #5922f5

Split complementary

  1. #bef522
  2. #2255f5
  3. #c322f5

Analogous

  1. #f5c322
  2. #bef522
  3. #55f522

Triadic

  1. #bef522
  2. #22bef5
  3. #f522be

Tetradic

  1. #bef522
  2. #22f559
  3. #5922f5
  4. #f522be

Square

  1. #bef522
  2. #22f5c3
  3. #5922f5
  4. #f52255

Monochromatic

  1. #5b7905
  2. #92c209
  3. #bef522
  4. #d4f86b
  5. #e9fcb4

Shades

#bef522 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bef522
  2. #abdd1f
  3. #98c41b
  4. #85ac18
  5. #729314
  6. #5f7b11
  7. #4c620e
  8. #394a0a
  9. #263107
  10. #131903
  11. #000000

Tints

#bef522 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bef522
  2. #c5f638
  3. #cbf74e
  4. #d2f864
  5. #d8f97a
  6. #dffa91
  7. #e5fba7
  8. #ecfcbd
  9. #f2fdd3
  10. #f9fee9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bef522 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bef522
  2. #b8e92b
  3. #b2de35
  4. #abd23e
  5. #a5c648
  6. #9fbb51
  7. #99af5a
  8. #93a364
  9. #8c976d
  10. #868c77
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.27:1 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 #fce23e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7e9d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebeb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6ea35 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4eea8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bef522 {
  color: #bef522;
}
Background
.bg-bef522 {
  background-color: #bef522;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bef522 {
  border: 2px solid #bef522;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bef522;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 245 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 91% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bef522 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bef522, #55f522);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bef522 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 245 34 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.85 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.69 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 3.94 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.42 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.84 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.07 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.76 #410add Inverted #e2e2e2 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bef522  rgb(190, 245, 34)  hsl(76, 91%, 55%)  Electric Lime
#5922f5  rgb(89, 34, 245)  hsl(256, 91%, 55%)  Han Purple
#22bef5  rgb(34, 190, 245)  hsl(196, 91%, 55%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f522be  rgb(245, 34, 190)  hsl(316, 91%, 55%)  Shocking Pink