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#BFEC18

#bfec18 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bfec18 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 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.07% cyan, 0% magenta, 89.83% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 72.74°, with 84.8% saturation and 50.98% 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 15.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 4.07.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7113

Complementary

  1. #bfec18
  2. #4518ec

Split complementary

  1. #bfec18
  2. #1855ec
  3. #af18ec

Analogous

  1. #ecaf18
  2. #bfec18
  3. #55ec18

Triadic

  1. #bfec18
  2. #18bfec
  3. #ec18bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfec18
  2. #18ec45
  3. #4518ec
  4. #ec18bf

Square

  1. #bfec18
  2. #18ecaf
  3. #4518ec
  4. #ec1855

Monochromatic

  1. #506308
  2. #89aa0e
  3. #bfec18
  4. #d3f25f
  5. #e6f8a5

Shades

#bfec18 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfec18
  2. #acd416
  3. #99bd13
  4. #86a511
  5. #738e0e
  6. #60760c
  7. #4c5e0a
  8. #394707
  9. #262f05
  10. #131802
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfec18 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfec18
  2. #c5ee2f
  3. #ccf046
  4. #d2f25d
  5. #d9f474
  6. #dff68c
  7. #e5f7a3
  8. #ecf9ba
  9. #f2fbd1
  10. #f9fde8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfec18 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfec18
  2. #b9e122
  3. #b2d62d
  4. #accc37
  5. #a6c142
  6. #a0b64c
  7. #99ab56
  8. #93a061
  9. #8d966b
  10. #868b76
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.23:1 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 #f5db37 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cadfc9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5e300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1e22e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5e5a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfec18 {
  color: #bfec18;
}
Background
.bg-bfec18 {
  background-color: #bfec18;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfec18 {
  border: 2px solid #bfec18;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfec18;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 236 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 85% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfec18 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfec18, #55ec18);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfec18 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 236 24 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.07 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.86 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.53 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.57 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.97 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.04 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.28 #4013e7 Inverted #dbdbdb Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bfec18  rgb(191, 236, 24)  hsl(73, 85%, 51%)  Electric Lime
#4518ec  rgb(69, 24, 236)  hsl(253, 85%, 51%)  Ultramarine
#18bfec  rgb(24, 191, 236)  hsl(193, 85%, 51%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ec18bf  rgb(236, 24, 191)  hsl(313, 85%, 51%)  Shocking Pink