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#BEFD08

#befd08 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#befd08 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 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.9% cyan, 0% magenta, 96.84% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 75.43°, with 98.39% saturation and 51.18% 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 17.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 2.09.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.8122

Complementary

  1. #befd08
  2. #4708fd

Split complementary

  1. #befd08
  2. #0844fd
  3. #c208fd

Analogous

  1. #fdc208
  2. #befd08
  3. #44fd08

Triadic

  1. #befd08
  2. #08befd
  3. #fd08be

Tetradic

  1. #befd08
  2. #08fd47
  3. #4708fd
  4. #fd08be

Square

  1. #befd08
  2. #08fdc2
  3. #4708fd
  4. #fd0844

Monochromatic

  1. #506b01
  2. #88b701
  3. #befd08
  4. #d2fe54
  5. #e6fea0

Shades

#befd08 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #befd08
  2. #abe407
  3. #98ca06
  4. #85b106
  5. #729805
  6. #5f7f04
  7. #4c6503
  8. #394c02
  9. #263302
  10. #131901
  11. #000000

Tints

#befd08 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #befd08
  2. #c5fd21
  3. #cbfd39
  4. #d2fe52
  5. #d8fe6b
  6. #dffe84
  7. #e5fe9c
  8. #ecfeb5
  9. #f2ffce
  10. #f9ffe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#befd08 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #befd08
  2. #b8f114
  3. #b2e420
  4. #abd82c
  5. #a5cb38
  6. #9fbf44
  7. #99b250
  8. #93a65c
  9. #8c9968
  10. #868d74
  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 #d9f1ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffeb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe837 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7f0d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f0f200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eaf12b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3f6ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-befd08 {
  color: #befd08;
}
Background
.bg-befd08 {
  background-color: #befd08;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-befd08 {
  border: 2px solid #befd08;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #befd08;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 253 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 98% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-befd08 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #befd08, #44fd08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-befd08 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 253 8 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.09 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.03 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 3.31 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.25 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 5.97 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.01 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 7.33 #4102f7 Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#befd08  rgb(190, 253, 8)  hsl(75, 98%, 51%)  Electric Lime
#4708fd  rgb(71, 8, 253)  hsl(255, 98%, 51%)  Ultramarine
#08befd  rgb(8, 190, 253)  hsl(195, 98%, 51%)  Deep Sky Blue
#fd08be  rgb(253, 8, 190)  hsl(315, 98%, 51%)  Shocking Pink