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#BEF808

#bef808 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bef808 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, 97.25% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 96.77% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 74.5°, with 94.49% saturation and 50.2% 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 16.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 2.2.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.781

Complementary

  1. #bef808
  2. #4208f8

Split complementary

  1. #bef808
  2. #0846f8
  3. #ba08f8

Analogous

  1. #f8ba08
  2. #bef808
  3. #46f808

Triadic

  1. #bef808
  2. #08bef8
  3. #f808be

Tetradic

  1. #bef808
  2. #08f842
  3. #4208f8
  4. #f808be

Square

  1. #bef808
  2. #08f8ba
  3. #4208f8
  4. #f80846

Monochromatic

  1. #4d6403
  2. #86af05
  3. #bef808
  4. #d2fa52
  5. #e5fc9d

Shades

#bef808 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bef808
  2. #abdf07
  3. #98c606
  4. #85ae06
  5. #729505
  6. #5f7c04
  7. #4c6303
  8. #394a02
  9. #263202
  10. #131901
  11. #000000

Tints

#bef808 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bef808
  2. #c5f921
  3. #cbf939
  4. #d2fa52
  5. #d8fb6b
  6. #dffc84
  7. #e5fc9c
  8. #ecfdb5
  9. #f2fece
  10. #f9fee6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bef808 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bef808
  2. #b8ec14
  3. #b2e020
  4. #abd42c
  5. #a5c838
  6. #9fbc44
  7. #99b050
  8. #93a45c
  9. #8c9868
  10. #868c74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e5e5e5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6edb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe436 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7ebd3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #edee00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8ec2a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4f1a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bef808 {
  color: #bef808;
}
Background
.bg-bef808 {
  background-color: #bef808;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bef808 {
  border: 2px solid #bef808;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bef808;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 248 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 94% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bef808 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bef808, #46f808);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bef808 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 248 8 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.20 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.49 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 3.87 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.06 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 5.75 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.65 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.26 #4107f7 Inverted #e5e5e5 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bef808  rgb(190, 248, 8)  hsl(75, 94%, 50%)  Electric Lime
#4208f8  rgb(66, 8, 248)  hsl(255, 94%, 50%)  Ultramarine
#08bef8  rgb(8, 190, 248)  hsl(195, 94%, 50%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f808be  rgb(248, 8, 190)  hsl(315, 94%, 50%)  Shocking Pink