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#BFEF3B

#bfef3b ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bfef3b 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, 93.73% green and 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 75.31% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 76°, with 84.91% saturation and 58.43% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 15.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 4.44.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7313

Complementary

  1. #bfef3b
  2. #6b3bef

Split complementary

  1. #bfef3b
  2. #3b65ef
  3. #c53bef

Analogous

  1. #efc53b
  2. #bfef3b
  3. #65ef3b

Triadic

  1. #bfef3b
  2. #3bbfef
  3. #ef3bbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfef3b
  2. #3bef6b
  3. #6b3bef
  4. #ef3bbf

Square

  1. #bfef3b
  2. #3befc5
  3. #6b3bef
  4. #ef3b65

Monochromatic

  1. #65860b
  2. #9bcd11
  3. #bfef3b
  4. #d6f582
  5. #edfbc8

Shades

#bfef3b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfef3b
  2. #acd735
  3. #99bf2f
  4. #86a729
  5. #738f23
  6. #60781e
  7. #4c6018
  8. #394812
  9. #26300c
  10. #131806
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfef3b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfef3b
  2. #c5f14f
  3. #ccf262
  4. #d2f476
  5. #d9f589
  6. #dff79d
  7. #e5f9b1
  8. #ecfac4
  9. #f2fcd8
  10. #f9fdeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfef3b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfef3b
  2. #b9e442
  3. #b2d949
  4. #acce50
  5. #a6c357
  6. #a0b85e
  7. #99ac64
  8. #93a16b
  9. #8d9672
  10. #868b79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2e5b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fde008 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f6de4d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8e3cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7e626 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2e546 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5e8a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfef3b {
  color: #bfef3b;
}
Background
.bg-bfef3b {
  background-color: #bfef3b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfef3b {
  border: 2px solid #bfef3b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfef3b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 239 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 85% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfef3b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfef3b, #65ef3b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfef3b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 239 59 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.44 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.48 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.87 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.87 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.87 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.88 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.35 #4010c4 Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bfef3b  rgb(191, 239, 59)  hsl(76, 85%, 58%)  Electric Lime
#6b3bef  rgb(107, 59, 239)  hsl(256, 85%, 58%)  Electric Indigo
#3bbfef  rgb(59, 191, 239)  hsl(196, 85%, 58%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ef3bbf  rgb(239, 59, 191)  hsl(316, 85%, 58%)  Shocking Pink