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#BFEB12

#bfeb12 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bfeb12 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 92.16% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.72% cyan, 0% magenta, 92.34% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 72.17°, with 85.77% 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 15.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 4.23.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7054

Complementary

  1. #bfeb12
  2. #3e12eb

Split complementary

  1. #bfeb12
  2. #1252eb
  3. #ab12eb

Analogous

  1. #ebab12
  2. #bfeb12
  3. #52eb12

Triadic

  1. #bfeb12
  2. #12bfeb
  3. #eb12bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfeb12
  2. #12eb3e
  3. #3e12eb
  4. #eb12bf

Square

  1. #bfeb12
  2. #12ebab
  3. #3e12eb
  4. #eb1252

Monochromatic

  1. #4b5d07
  2. #85a40d
  3. #bfeb12
  4. #d3f257
  5. #e6f89e

Shades

#bfeb12 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfeb12
  2. #acd410
  3. #99bc0e
  4. #86a50d
  5. #738d0b
  6. #607609
  7. #4c5e07
  8. #394705
  9. #262f04
  10. #131802
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfeb12 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfeb12
  2. #c5ed2a
  3. #ccef41
  4. #d2f159
  5. #d9f371
  6. #dff589
  7. #e5f7a0
  8. #ecf9b8
  9. #f2fbd0
  10. #f9fde7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfeb12 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfeb12
  2. #b9e01d
  3. #b2d628
  4. #accb33
  5. #a6c03e
  6. #a0b649
  7. #99ab54
  8. #93a05f
  9. #8d956a
  10. #868b75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dbdbdb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0e1ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fadc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f4db35 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cadec8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5e200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1e12a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6e4a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfeb12 {
  color: #bfeb12;
}
Background
.bg-bfeb12 {
  background-color: #bfeb12;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfeb12 {
  border: 2px solid #bfeb12;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfeb12;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 235 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 86% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfeb12 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfeb12, #52eb12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfeb12 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 235 18 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.23 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.67 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.55 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.82 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.04 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.25 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.44 #4014ed Inverted #dbdbdb Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bfeb12  rgb(191, 235, 18)  hsl(72, 86%, 50%)  Electric Lime
#3e12eb  rgb(62, 18, 235)  hsl(252, 86%, 50%)  Ultramarine
#12bfeb  rgb(18, 191, 235)  hsl(192, 86%, 50%)  Deep Sky Blue
#eb12bf  rgb(235, 18, 191)  hsl(312, 86%, 50%)  Shocking Pink