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#BEFD1E

#befd1e ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#befd1e 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 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.9% cyan, 0% magenta, 88.14% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 76.95°, with 98.24% saturation and 55.49% 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 17.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 2.41.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.8129

Complementary

  1. #befd1e
  2. #5d1efd

Split complementary

  1. #befd1e
  2. #1e4ffd
  3. #cc1efd

Analogous

  1. #fdcc1e
  2. #befd1e
  3. #4ffd1e

Triadic

  1. #befd1e
  2. #1ebefd
  3. #fd1ebe

Tetradic

  1. #befd1e
  2. #1efd5d
  3. #5d1efd
  4. #fd1ebe

Square

  1. #befd1e
  2. #1efdcc
  3. #5d1efd
  4. #fd1e4f

Monochromatic

  1. #5d8101
  2. #93cd02
  3. #befd1e
  4. #d4fe6a
  5. #eafeb6

Shades

#befd1e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #befd1e
  2. #abe41b
  3. #98ca18
  4. #85b115
  5. #729812
  6. #5f7f0f
  7. #4c650c
  8. #394c09
  9. #263306
  10. #131903
  11. #000000

Tints

#befd1e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #befd1e
  2. #c5fd35
  3. #cbfd4b
  4. #d2fe62
  5. #d8fe78
  6. #dffe8f
  7. #e5fea5
  8. #ecfebc
  9. #f2ffd2
  10. #f9ffe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#befd1e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #befd1e
  2. #b8f128
  3. #b2e432
  4. #abd83b
  5. #a5cb45
  6. #9fbf4f
  7. #99b259
  8. #93a663
  9. #8c996c
  10. #868d76
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.26:1 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 #ffe83e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7f1d8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f0f300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eaf134 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3f6ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-befd1e {
  color: #befd1e;
}
Background
.bg-befd1e {
  background-color: #befd1e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-befd1e {
  border: 2px solid #befd1e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #befd1e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 253 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 98% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-befd1e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #befd1e, #4ffd1e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-befd1e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 253 30 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.41 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 2.83 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 2.93 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.53 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.24 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.56 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 7.11 #4102e1 Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#befd1e  rgb(190, 253, 30)  hsl(77, 98%, 55%)  Electric Lime
#5d1efd  rgb(93, 30, 253)  hsl(257, 98%, 55%)  Han Purple
#1ebefd  rgb(30, 190, 253)  hsl(197, 98%, 55%)  Deep Sky Blue
#fd1ebe  rgb(253, 30, 190)  hsl(317, 98%, 55%)  Shocking Pink