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#BEFD00

#befd00 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#befd00 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, 99.22% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.9% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 74.94°, with 100% saturation and 49.61% 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 17.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 2.02.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.812

Complementary

  1. #befd00
  2. #3f00fd

Split complementary

  1. #befd00
  2. #0040fd
  3. #be00fd

Analogous

  1. #fdbe00
  2. #befd00
  3. #40fd00

Triadic

  1. #befd00
  2. #00befd
  3. #fd00be

Tetradic

  1. #befd00
  2. #00fd3f
  3. #3f00fd
  4. #fd00be

Square

  1. #befd00
  2. #00fdbe
  3. #3f00fd
  4. #fd0040

Monochromatic

  1. #4b6400
  2. #85b100
  3. #befd00
  4. #d2ff4b
  5. #e5ff97

Shades

#befd00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #befd00
  2. #abe400
  3. #98ca00
  4. #85b100
  5. #729800
  6. #5f7f00
  7. #4c6500
  8. #394c00
  9. #263300
  10. #131900
  11. #000000

Tints

#befd00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #befd00
  2. #c5fd1a
  3. #cbfd33
  4. #d2fe4d
  5. #d8fe66
  6. #dffe80
  7. #e5fe99
  8. #ecfeb3
  9. #f2ffcc
  10. #f9ffe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#befd00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #befd00
  2. #b8f10d
  3. #b2e41a
  4. #abd826
  5. #a5cb33
  6. #9fbf40
  7. #99b24d
  8. #93a65a
  9. #8c9966
  10. #868d73
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e9e9e9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9f1b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffeb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe835 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7f0d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f0f200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eaf128 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3f5ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-befd00 {
  color: #befd00;
}
Background
.bg-befd00 {
  background-color: #befd00;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-befd00 {
  border: 2px solid #befd00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #befd00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 253 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 100% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-befd00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #befd00, #40fd00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-befd00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 253 0 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.02 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.09 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 3.40 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.19 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 5.91 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.12 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 7.39 #4102ff Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#befd00  rgb(190, 253, 0)  hsl(75, 100%, 50%)  Electric Lime
#3f00fd  rgb(63, 0, 253)  hsl(255, 100%, 50%)  Ultramarine
#00befd  rgb(0, 190, 253)  hsl(195, 100%, 50%)  Deep Sky Blue
#fd00be  rgb(253, 0, 190)  hsl(315, 100%, 50%)  Shocking Pink