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#BEFE23

#befe23 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#befe23 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, 99.61% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.2% cyan, 0% magenta, 86.22% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 77.53°, with 99.1% saturation and 56.67% 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 17.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 2.58.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.8195

Complementary

  1. #befe23
  2. #6323fe

Split complementary

  1. #befe23
  2. #2351fe
  3. #d023fe

Analogous

  1. #fed023
  2. #befe23
  3. #51fe23

Triadic

  1. #befe23
  2. #23befe
  3. #fe23be

Tetradic

  1. #befe23
  2. #23fe63
  3. #6323fe
  4. #fe23be

Square

  1. #befe23
  2. #23fed0
  3. #6323fe
  4. #fe2351

Monochromatic

  1. #608701
  2. #96d401
  3. #befe23
  4. #d5fe6f
  5. #ebffbb

Shades

#befe23 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #befe23
  2. #abe520
  3. #98cb1c
  4. #85b219
  5. #729815
  6. #5f7f12
  7. #4c660e
  8. #394c0b
  9. #263307
  10. #131904
  11. #000000

Tints

#befe23 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #befe23
  2. #c5fe39
  3. #cbfe4f
  4. #d2fe65
  5. #d8fe7b
  6. #dfff91
  7. #e5ffa7
  8. #ecffbd
  9. #f2ffd3
  10. #f9ffe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#befe23 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #befe23
  2. #b8f12c
  3. #b2e536
  4. #abd83f
  5. #a5cc48
  6. #9fbf52
  7. #99b25b
  8. #93a664
  9. #8c996d
  10. #868d77
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eaeaea ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #daf2bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffec00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe941 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6f2d9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f1f300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebf137 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3f7ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-befe23 {
  color: #befe23;
}
Background
.bg-befe23 {
  background-color: #befe23;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-befe23 {
  border: 2px solid #befe23;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #befe23;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 254 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 99% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-befe23 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #befe23, #51fe23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-befe23 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 254 35 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.58 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 2.73 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 2.73 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.69 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.40 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.51 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.96 #4101dc Inverted #eaeaea Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#befe23  rgb(190, 254, 35)  hsl(78, 99%, 57%)  Electric Lime
#6323fe  rgb(99, 35, 254)  hsl(258, 99%, 57%)  Electric Indigo
#23befe  rgb(35, 190, 254)  hsl(198, 99%, 57%)  Deep Sky Blue
#fe23be  rgb(254, 35, 190)  hsl(318, 99%, 57%)  Shocking Pink