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#C2EC2A

#c2ec2a ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#c2ec2a is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 92.55% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.8% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.2% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 72.99°, with 83.62% saturation and 54.51% 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 15.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 4.26.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7163

Complementary

  1. #c2ec2a
  2. #542aec

Split complementary

  1. #c2ec2a
  2. #2a61ec
  3. #b52aec

Analogous

  1. #ecb52a
  2. #c2ec2a
  3. #61ec2a

Triadic

  1. #c2ec2a
  2. #2ac2ec
  3. #ec2ac2

Tetradic

  1. #c2ec2a
  2. #2aec54
  3. #542aec
  4. #ec2ac2

Square

  1. #c2ec2a
  2. #2aecb5
  3. #542aec
  4. #ec2a61

Monochromatic

  1. #5c730a
  2. #95b911
  3. #c2ec2a
  4. #d6f270
  5. #eaf9b6

Shades

#c2ec2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c2ec2a
  2. #afd426
  3. #9bbd22
  4. #88a51d
  5. #748e19
  6. #617615
  7. #4e5e11
  8. #3a470d
  9. #272f08
  10. #131804
  11. #000000

Tints

#c2ec2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c2ec2a
  2. #c8ee3f
  3. #cef055
  4. #d4f26a
  5. #daf47f
  6. #e1f695
  7. #e7f7aa
  8. #edf9bf
  9. #f3fbd4
  10. #f9fdea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c2ec2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c2ec2a
  2. #bbe133
  3. #b5d63b
  4. #aecc44
  5. #a8c14c
  6. #a1b655
  7. #9aab5e
  8. #94a066
  9. #8d966f
  10. #878b77
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2e3b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fadd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f5dc41 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cde0ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6e300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3e339 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9e5a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c2ec2a {
  color: #c2ec2a;
}
Background
.bg-c2ec2a {
  background-color: #c2ec2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c2ec2a {
  border: 2px solid #c2ec2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c2ec2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 236 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 84% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c2ec2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2ec2a, #61ec2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c2ec2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 236 42 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.26 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.54 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.56 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.84 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.92 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.95 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.04 #3d13d5 Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#c2ec2a  rgb(194, 236, 42)  hsl(73, 84%, 55%)  Electric Lime
#542aec  rgb(84, 42, 236)  hsl(253, 84%, 55%)  Han Purple
#2ac2ec  rgb(42, 194, 236)  hsl(193, 84%, 55%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ec2ac2  rgb(236, 42, 194)  hsl(313, 84%, 55%)  Shocking Pink