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#BFEF16

#bfef16 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bfef16 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 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 90.79% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 73.27°, with 87.15% saturation and 51.18% 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 3.49.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7287

Complementary

  1. #bfef16
  2. #4616ef

Split complementary

  1. #bfef16
  2. #1653ef
  3. #b216ef

Analogous

  1. #efb216
  2. #bfef16
  3. #53ef16

Triadic

  1. #bfef16
  2. #16bfef
  3. #ef16bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfef16
  2. #16ef46
  3. #4616ef
  4. #ef16bf

Square

  1. #bfef16
  2. #16efb2
  3. #4616ef
  4. #ef1653

Monochromatic

  1. #506507
  2. #89ad0c
  3. #bfef16
  4. #d3f45e
  5. #e6f9a5

Shades

#bfef16 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfef16
  2. #acd714
  3. #99bf12
  4. #86a70f
  5. #738f0d
  6. #60780b
  7. #4c6009
  8. #394807
  9. #263004
  10. #131802
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfef16 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfef16
  2. #c5f12d
  3. #ccf245
  4. #d2f45c
  5. #d9f573
  6. #dff78b
  7. #e5f9a2
  8. #ecfab9
  9. #f2fcd0
  10. #f9fde8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfef16 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfef16
  2. #b9e421
  3. #b2d92b
  4. #acce36
  5. #a6c340
  6. #a0b84b
  7. #99ac56
  8. #93a160
  9. #8d966b
  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 #f7de37 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9e2cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7e600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3e52d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5e8a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfef16 {
  color: #bfef16;
}
Background
.bg-bfef16 {
  background-color: #bfef16;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfef16 {
  border: 2px solid #bfef16;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfef16;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 239 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 87% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfef16 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfef16, #53ef16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfef16 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 239 22 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.49 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.99 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.27 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.39 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.42 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 5.83 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.25 #4010e9 Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bfef16  rgb(191, 239, 22)  hsl(73, 87%, 51%)  Electric Lime
#4616ef  rgb(70, 22, 239)  hsl(253, 87%, 51%)  Ultramarine
#16bfef  rgb(22, 191, 239)  hsl(193, 87%, 51%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ef16bf  rgb(239, 22, 191)  hsl(313, 87%, 51%)  Shocking Pink