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#BEFB03

#befb03 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#befb03 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, 98.43% green and 1.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.3% cyan, 0% magenta, 98.8% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 74.76°, with 97.64% saturation and 49.8% 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 16.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 2.03.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7995

Complementary

  1. #befb03
  2. #4003fb

Split complementary

  1. #befb03
  2. #0342fb
  3. #bc03fb

Analogous

  1. #fbbc03
  2. #befb03
  3. #42fb03

Triadic

  1. #befb03
  2. #03befb
  3. #fb03be

Tetradic

  1. #befb03
  2. #03fb40
  3. #4003fb
  4. #fb03be

Square

  1. #befb03
  2. #03fbbc
  3. #4003fb
  4. #fb0342

Monochromatic

  1. #4c6401
  2. #85af02
  3. #befb03
  4. #d2fd4e
  5. #e5fe99

Shades

#befb03 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #befb03
  2. #abe203
  3. #98c902
  4. #85b002
  5. #729702
  6. #5f7e02
  7. #4c6401
  8. #394b01
  9. #263201
  10. #131900
  11. #000000

Tints

#befb03 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #befb03
  2. #c5fb1c
  3. #cbfc35
  4. #d2fc4f
  5. #d8fd68
  6. #dffd81
  7. #e5fd9a
  8. #ecfeb3
  9. #f2fecd
  10. #f9ffe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#befb03 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #befb03
  2. #b8ef10
  3. #b2e21c
  4. #abd629
  5. #a5ca35
  6. #9fbe42
  7. #99b14e
  8. #93a55b
  9. #8c9967
  10. #868c74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e7e7e7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8efb8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe635 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7eed6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eff100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9ef29 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4f4aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-befb03 {
  color: #befb03;
}
Background
.bg-befb03 {
  background-color: #befb03;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-befb03 {
  border: 2px solid #befb03;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #befb03;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 251 3;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 98% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-befb03 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #befb03, #42fb03);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-befb03 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 251 3 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.03 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.21 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 3.56 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.11 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 5.82 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.92 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 7.54 #4104fc Inverted #e7e7e7 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#befb03  rgb(190, 251, 3)  hsl(75, 98%, 50%)  Electric Lime
#4003fb  rgb(64, 3, 251)  hsl(255, 98%, 50%)  Ultramarine
#03befb  rgb(3, 190, 251)  hsl(195, 98%, 50%)  Deep Sky Blue
#fb03be  rgb(251, 3, 190)  hsl(315, 98%, 50%)  Shocking Pink