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#BEF91F

#bef91f ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bef91f 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, 97.65% green and 12.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.69% cyan, 0% magenta, 87.55% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 76.24°, with 94.78% saturation and 54.9% 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 16.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 2.47.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.788

Complementary

  1. #bef91f
  2. #5a1ff9

Split complementary

  1. #bef91f
  2. #1f51f9
  3. #c71ff9

Analogous

  1. #f9c71f
  2. #bef91f
  3. #51f91f

Triadic

  1. #bef91f
  2. #1fbef9
  3. #f91fbe

Tetradic

  1. #bef91f
  2. #1ff95a
  3. #5a1ff9
  4. #f91fbe

Square

  1. #bef91f
  2. #1ff9c7
  3. #5a1ff9
  4. #f91f51

Monochromatic

  1. #5b7c03
  2. #92c605
  3. #bef91f
  4. #d4fb69
  5. #e9fdb4

Shades

#bef91f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bef91f
  2. #abe01c
  3. #98c719
  4. #85ae16
  5. #729513
  6. #5f7d10
  7. #4c640c
  8. #394b09
  9. #263206
  10. #131903
  11. #000000

Tints

#bef91f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bef91f
  2. #c5fa35
  3. #cbfa4c
  4. #d2fb62
  5. #d8fb79
  6. #dffc8f
  7. #e5fda5
  8. #ecfdbc
  9. #f2fed2
  10. #f9fee9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bef91f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bef91f
  2. #b8ed29
  3. #b2e132
  4. #abd53c
  5. #a5c946
  6. #9fbd50
  7. #99b059
  8. #93a463
  9. #8c986d
  10. #868c76
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e6e6e6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7eeb8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe53e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7edd4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #edef00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8ed34 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3f2aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bef91f {
  color: #bef91f;
}
Background
.bg-bef91f {
  background-color: #bef91f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bef91f {
  border: 2px solid #bef91f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bef91f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 249 31;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 95% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bef91f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bef91f, #51f91f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bef91f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 249 31 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.47 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.17 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 3.38 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.39 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.08 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.18 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 7.47 #4106e0 Inverted #e6e6e6 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bef91f  rgb(190, 249, 31)  hsl(76, 95%, 55%)  Electric Lime
#5a1ff9  rgb(90, 31, 249)  hsl(256, 95%, 55%)  Han Purple
#1fbef9  rgb(31, 190, 249)  hsl(196, 95%, 55%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f91fbe  rgb(249, 31, 190)  hsl(316, 95%, 55%)  Shocking Pink