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#C2F009

#c2f009 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#c2f009 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, 94.12% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.17% cyan, 0% magenta, 96.25% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 71.95°, with 92.77% saturation and 48.82% 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 15.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.13.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7381

Complementary

  1. #c2f009
  2. #3709f0

Split complementary

  1. #c2f009
  2. #094ef0
  3. #aa09f0

Analogous

  1. #f0aa09
  2. #c2f009
  3. #4ef009

Triadic

  1. #c2f009
  2. #09c2f0
  3. #f009c2

Tetradic

  1. #c2f009
  2. #09f037
  3. #3709f0
  4. #f009c2

Square

  1. #c2f009
  2. #09f0aa
  3. #3709f0
  4. #f0094e

Monochromatic

  1. #4b5d03
  2. #86a606
  3. #c2f009
  4. #d6f84d
  5. #e7fb97

Shades

#c2f009 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c2f009
  2. #afd808
  3. #9bc007
  4. #88a806
  5. #749005
  6. #617805
  7. #4e6004
  8. #3a4803
  9. #273002
  10. #131801
  11. #000000

Tints

#c2f009 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c2f009
  2. #c8f222
  3. #cef33a
  4. #d4f553
  5. #daf66b
  6. #e1f884
  7. #e7f99d
  8. #edfbb5
  9. #f3fcce
  10. #f9fee6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c2f009 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c2f009
  2. #bbe515
  3. #b5da21
  4. #aece2d
  5. #a8c339
  6. #a1b845
  7. #9aad50
  8. #94a25c
  9. #8d9668
  10. #878b74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dfdfdf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4e6b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f9df33 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cde3cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9e700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5e628 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9e8a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c2f009 {
  color: #c2f009;
}
Background
.bg-c2f009 {
  background-color: #c2f009;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c2f009 {
  border: 2px solid #c2f009;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c2f009;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 240 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 93% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c2f009 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2f009, #4ef009);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c2f009 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 240 9 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.13 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.69 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.22 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 5.24 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.33 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.74 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.84 #3d0ff6 Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#c2f009  rgb(194, 240, 9)  hsl(72, 93%, 49%)  Electric Lime
#3709f0  rgb(55, 9, 240)  hsl(252, 93%, 49%)  Blue
#09c2f0  rgb(9, 194, 240)  hsl(192, 93%, 49%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f009c2  rgb(240, 9, 194)  hsl(312, 93%, 49%)  Shocking Pink