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#BFEC37

#bfec37 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfec37 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 92.55% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.07% cyan, 0% magenta, 76.69% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 74.92°, with 82.65% saturation and 57.06% 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 15.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 4.74.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7134

Complementary

  1. #bfec37
  2. #6437ec

Split complementary

  1. #bfec37
  2. #3764ec
  3. #bf37ec

Analogous

  1. #ecbf37
  2. #bfec37
  3. #64ec37

Triadic

  1. #bfec37
  2. #37bfec
  3. #ec37bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfec37
  2. #37ec64
  3. #6437ec
  4. #ec37bf

Square

  1. #bfec37
  2. #37ecbf
  3. #6437ec
  4. #ec3764

Monochromatic

  1. #627e0c
  2. #98c413
  3. #bfec37
  4. #d5f37d
  5. #ecf9c3

Shades

#bfec37 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfec37
  2. #acd432
  3. #99bd2c
  4. #86a527
  5. #738e21
  6. #60761c
  7. #4c5e16
  8. #394711
  9. #262f0b
  10. #131806
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfec37 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfec37
  2. #c5ee4b
  3. #ccf05f
  4. #d2f273
  5. #d9f487
  6. #dff69b
  7. #e5f7af
  8. #ecf9c3
  9. #f2fbd7
  10. #f9fdeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfec37 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfec37
  2. #b9e13e
  3. #b2d646
  4. #accc4d
  5. #a6c154
  6. #a0b65c
  7. #99ab63
  8. #93a06a
  9. #8d9671
  10. #868b79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1e2b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fadd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f4db49 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9e0cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5e31f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1e243 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5e5a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfec37 {
  color: #bfec37;
}
Background
.bg-bfec37 {
  background-color: #bfec37;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfec37 {
  border: 2px solid #bfec37;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfec37;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 236 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfec37 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfec37, #64ec37);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfec37 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 236 55 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.74 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.81 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.23 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.44 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.44 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.55 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.38 #4013c8 Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bfec37  rgb(191, 236, 55)  hsl(75, 83%, 57%)  Electric Lime
#6437ec  rgb(100, 55, 236)  hsl(255, 83%, 57%)  Han Purple
#37bfec  rgb(55, 191, 236)  hsl(195, 83%, 57%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ec37bf  rgb(236, 55, 191)  hsl(315, 83%, 57%)  Shocking Pink