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#BFEB16

#bfeb16 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bfeb16 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 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.72% cyan, 0% magenta, 90.64% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 72.39°, with 84.19% saturation and 50.39% 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 4.26.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7055

Complementary

  1. #bfeb16
  2. #4216eb

Split complementary

  1. #bfeb16
  2. #1655eb
  3. #ac16eb

Analogous

  1. #ebac16
  2. #bfeb16
  3. #55eb16

Triadic

  1. #bfeb16
  2. #16bfeb
  3. #eb16bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfeb16
  2. #16eb42
  3. #4216eb
  4. #eb16bf

Square

  1. #bfeb16
  2. #16ebac
  3. #4216eb
  4. #eb1655

Monochromatic

  1. #4e6008
  2. #87a60e
  3. #bfeb16
  4. #d2f15c
  5. #e6f7a3

Shades

#bfeb16 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfeb16
  2. #acd414
  3. #99bc12
  4. #86a50f
  5. #738d0d
  6. #60760b
  7. #4c5e09
  8. #394707
  9. #262f04
  10. #131802
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfeb16 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfeb16
  2. #c5ed2d
  3. #ccef45
  4. #d2f15c
  5. #d9f373
  6. #dff58b
  7. #e5f7a2
  8. #ecf9b9
  9. #f2fbd0
  10. #f9fde8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfeb16 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfeb16
  2. #b9e021
  3. #b2d62b
  4. #accb36
  5. #a6c040
  6. #a0b64b
  7. #99ab56
  8. #93a060
  9. #8d956b
  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 #d0e1af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fadc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f4db36 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cadec8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5e200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1e12c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6e4a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfeb16 {
  color: #bfeb16;
}
Background
.bg-bfeb16 {
  background-color: #bfeb16;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfeb16 {
  border: 2px solid #bfeb16;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfeb16;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 235 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 84% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfeb16 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfeb16, #55eb16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfeb16 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 235 22 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.26 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.67 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.60 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.79 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.09 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.20 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.35 #4014e9 Inverted #dbdbdb Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bfeb16  rgb(191, 235, 22)  hsl(72, 84%, 50%)  Electric Lime
#4216eb  rgb(66, 22, 235)  hsl(252, 84%, 50%)  Ultramarine
#16bfeb  rgb(22, 191, 235)  hsl(192, 84%, 50%)  Deep Sky Blue
#eb16bf  rgb(235, 22, 191)  hsl(312, 84%, 50%)  Shocking Pink