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#BFEF12

#bfef12 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bfef12 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, 93.73% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 92.47% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 73.03°, with 87.35% 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 15.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.45.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7285

Complementary

  1. #bfef12
  2. #4212ef

Split complementary

  1. #bfef12
  2. #1250ef
  3. #b012ef

Analogous

  1. #efb012
  2. #bfef12
  3. #50ef12

Triadic

  1. #bfef12
  2. #12bfef
  3. #ef12bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfef12
  2. #12ef42
  3. #4212ef
  4. #ef12bf

Square

  1. #bfef12
  2. #12efb0
  3. #4212ef
  4. #ef1250

Monochromatic

  1. #4e6107
  2. #87a90b
  3. #bfef12
  4. #d2f45a
  5. #e6f9a1

Shades

#bfef12 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfef12
  2. #acd710
  3. #99bf0e
  4. #86a70d
  5. #738f0b
  6. #607809
  7. #4c6007
  8. #394805
  9. #263004
  10. #131802
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfef12 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfef12
  2. #c5f12a
  3. #ccf241
  4. #d2f459
  5. #d9f571
  6. #dff789
  7. #e5f9a0
  8. #ecfab8
  9. #f2fcd0
  10. #f9fde7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfef12 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfef12
  2. #b9e41d
  3. #b2d928
  4. #acce33
  5. #a6c33e
  6. #a0b849
  7. #99ac54
  8. #93a15f
  9. #8d966a
  10. #868b75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2e5b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fddf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f7dd36 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9e2cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7e600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3e52b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5e8a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfef12 {
  color: #bfef12;
}
Background
.bg-bfef12 {
  background-color: #bfef12;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfef12 {
  border: 2px solid #bfef12;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfef12;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 239 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 87% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfef12 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfef12, #50ef12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfef12 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 239 18 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.45 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.02 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.22 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.41 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.44 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 5.78 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.36 #4010ed Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bfef12  rgb(191, 239, 18)  hsl(73, 87%, 50%)  Electric Lime
#4212ef  rgb(66, 18, 239)  hsl(253, 87%, 50%)  Ultramarine
#12bfef  rgb(18, 191, 239)  hsl(193, 87%, 50%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ef12bf  rgb(239, 18, 191)  hsl(313, 87%, 50%)  Shocking Pink