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#C2EF16

#c2ef16 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#c2ef16 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, 93.73% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.83% cyan, 0% magenta, 90.79% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 72.44°, 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 15.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.39.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7326

Complementary

  1. #c2ef16
  2. #4316ef

Split complementary

  1. #c2ef16
  2. #1656ef
  3. #af16ef

Analogous

  1. #efaf16
  2. #c2ef16
  3. #56ef16

Triadic

  1. #c2ef16
  2. #16c2ef
  3. #ef16c2

Tetradic

  1. #c2ef16
  2. #16ef43
  3. #4316ef
  4. #ef16c2

Square

  1. #c2ef16
  2. #16efaf
  3. #4316ef
  4. #ef1656

Monochromatic

  1. #526507
  2. #8bad0c
  3. #c2ef16
  4. #d5f45e
  5. #e7f9a5

Shades

#c2ef16 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c2ef16
  2. #afd714
  3. #9bbf12
  4. #88a70f
  5. #748f0d
  6. #61780b
  7. #4e6009
  8. #3a4807
  9. #273004
  10. #131802
  11. #000000

Tints

#c2ef16 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c2ef16
  2. #c8f12d
  3. #cef245
  4. #d4f45c
  5. #daf573
  6. #e1f78b
  7. #e7f9a2
  8. #edfab9
  9. #f3fcd0
  10. #f9fde8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c2ef16 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c2ef16
  2. #bbe421
  3. #b5d92b
  4. #aece36
  5. #a8c340
  6. #a1b84b
  7. #9aac56
  8. #94a160
  9. #8d966b
  10. #878b75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4e5b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fedf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f8de37 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cde2cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8e600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4e52d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9e7a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c2ef16 {
  color: #c2ef16;
}
Background
.bg-c2ef16 {
  background-color: #c2ef16;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c2ef16 {
  border: 2px solid #c2ef16;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c2ef16;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 239 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 87% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c2ef16 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2ef16, #56ef16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c2ef16 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 239 22 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.39 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.89 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.03 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.42 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 5.43 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.79 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.58 #3d10e9 Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#c2ef16  rgb(194, 239, 22)  hsl(72, 87%, 51%)  Electric Lime
#4316ef  rgb(67, 22, 239)  hsl(252, 87%, 51%)  Ultramarine
#16c2ef  rgb(22, 194, 239)  hsl(192, 87%, 51%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ef16c2  rgb(239, 22, 194)  hsl(312, 87%, 51%)  Shocking Pink