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#BFEC00

#bfec00 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bfec00 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, 92.55% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.07% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 71.44°, with 100% saturation and 46.27% 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 15.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.97.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7107

Complementary

  1. #bfec00
  2. #2d00ec

Split complementary

  1. #bfec00
  2. #0049ec
  3. #a300ec

Analogous

  1. #eca300
  2. #bfec00
  3. #49ec00

Triadic

  1. #bfec00
  2. #00bfec
  3. #ec00bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfec00
  2. #00ec2d
  3. #2d00ec
  4. #ec00bf

Square

  1. #bfec00
  2. #00eca3
  3. #2d00ec
  4. #ec0049

Monochromatic

  1. #435300
  2. #819f00
  3. #bfec00
  4. #d9ff39
  5. #e8ff86

Shades

#bfec00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfec00
  2. #acd400
  3. #99bd00
  4. #86a500
  5. #738e00
  6. #607600
  7. #4c5e00
  8. #394700
  9. #262f00
  10. #131800
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfec00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfec00
  2. #c5ee1a
  3. #ccf033
  4. #d2f24d
  5. #d9f466
  6. #dff680
  7. #e5f799
  8. #ecf9b3
  9. #f2fbcc
  10. #f9fde6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfec00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfec00
  2. #b9e10d
  3. #b2d61a
  4. #accc26
  5. #a6c133
  6. #a0b640
  7. #99ab4d
  8. #93a05a
  9. #8d9666
  10. #868b73
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dbdbdb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1e2af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fbdc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f5db30 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cadfc9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5e300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1e224 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6e4a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfec00 {
  color: #bfec00;
}
Background
.bg-bfec00 {
  background-color: #bfec00;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfec00 {
  border: 2px solid #bfec00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfec00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 236 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfec00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfec00, #49ec00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfec00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 236 0 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.97 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.84 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.32 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.71 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 5.82 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.20 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.78 #4013ff Inverted #dbdbdb Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bfec00  rgb(191, 236, 0)  hsl(71, 100%, 46%)  Electric Lime
#2d00ec  rgb(45, 0, 236)  hsl(251, 100%, 46%)  Blue
#00bfec  rgb(0, 191, 236)  hsl(191, 100%, 46%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ec00bf  rgb(236, 0, 191)  hsl(311, 100%, 46%)  Shocking Pink