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#BFEC0F

#bfec0f ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bfec0f 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 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.07% cyan, 0% magenta, 93.64% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 72.22°, with 88.05% saturation and 49.22% 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 15.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 4.02.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.711

Complementary

  1. #bfec0f
  2. #3c0fec

Split complementary

  1. #bfec0f
  2. #0f50ec
  3. #ab0fec

Analogous

  1. #ecab0f
  2. #bfec0f
  3. #50ec0f

Triadic

  1. #bfec0f
  2. #0fbfec
  3. #ec0fbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfec0f
  2. #0fec3c
  3. #3c0fec
  4. #ec0fbf

Square

  1. #bfec0f
  2. #0fecab
  3. #3c0fec
  4. #ec0f50

Monochromatic

  1. #4b5c06
  2. #85a40a
  3. #bfec0f
  4. #d3f453
  5. #e6f99b

Shades

#bfec0f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfec0f
  2. #acd40e
  3. #99bd0c
  4. #86a50b
  5. #738e09
  6. #607608
  7. #4c5e06
  8. #394705
  9. #262f03
  10. #131802
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfec0f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfec0f
  2. #c5ee27
  3. #ccf03f
  4. #d2f257
  5. #d9f46f
  6. #dff687
  7. #e5f79f
  8. #ecf9b7
  9. #f2fbcf
  10. #f9fde7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfec0f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfec0f
  2. #b9e11a
  3. #b2d626
  4. #accc31
  5. #a6c13c
  6. #a0b648
  7. #99ab53
  8. #93a05e
  9. #8d9669
  10. #868b75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dbdbdb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1e2af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fbdd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f5db34 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cadfc9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5e300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1e229 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6e5a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfec0f {
  color: #bfec0f;
}
Background
.bg-bfec0f {
  background-color: #bfec0f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfec0f {
  border: 2px solid #bfec0f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfec0f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 236 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 88% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfec0f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfec0f, #50ec0f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfec0f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 236 15 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.02 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.84 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.43 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.63 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 5.93 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.07 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.52 #4013f0 Inverted #dbdbdb Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bfec0f  rgb(191, 236, 15)  hsl(72, 88%, 49%)  Electric Lime
#3c0fec  rgb(60, 15, 236)  hsl(252, 88%, 49%)  Ultramarine
#0fbfec  rgb(15, 191, 236)  hsl(192, 88%, 49%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ec0fbf  rgb(236, 15, 191)  hsl(312, 88%, 49%)  Shocking Pink