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#C4FA37

#c4fa37 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c4fa37 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 98.04% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.6% cyan, 0% magenta, 78% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 76.62°, with 95.12% saturation and 59.8% 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 17.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 2.66.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.8038

Complementary

  1. #c4fa37
  2. #6d37fa

Split complementary

  1. #c4fa37
  2. #3762fa
  3. #cf37fa

Analogous

  1. #facf37
  2. #c4fa37
  3. #62fa37

Triadic

  1. #c4fa37
  2. #37c4fa
  3. #fa37c4

Tetradic

  1. #c4fa37
  2. #37fa6d
  3. #6d37fa
  4. #fa37c4

Square

  1. #c4fa37
  2. #37facf
  3. #6d37fa
  4. #fa3762

Monochromatic

  1. #6c9404
  2. #a3df06
  3. #c4fa37
  4. #dafc82
  5. #f0fecc

Shades

#c4fa37 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c4fa37
  2. #b0e132
  3. #9dc82c
  4. #89af27
  5. #769621
  6. #627d1c
  7. #4e6416
  8. #3b4b11
  9. #27320b
  10. #141906
  11. #000000

Tints

#c4fa37 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c4fa37
  2. #cafb4b
  3. #d0fb5f
  4. #d6fc73
  5. #dcfc87
  6. #e2fd9b
  7. #e7fdaf
  8. #edfec3
  9. #f3fed7
  10. #f9ffeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c4fa37 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c4fa37
  2. #bdee3e
  3. #b6e246
  4. #b0d54d
  5. #a9c954
  6. #a2bd5c
  7. #9bb163
  8. #94a56a
  9. #8e9871
  10. #878c79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e8e8e8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #daefbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe74c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cdeed6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f0f01a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebef44 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #caf3ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c4fa37 {
  color: #c4fa37;
}
Background
.bg-c4fa37 {
  background-color: #c4fa37;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c4fa37 {
  border: 2px solid #c4fa37;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c4fa37;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 250 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 95% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c4fa37 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c4fa37, #62fa37);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c4fa37 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 250 55 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.66 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 3.61 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.79 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.28 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.72 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 5.94 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.28 #3b05c8 Inverted #e8e8e8 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#c4fa37  rgb(196, 250, 55)  hsl(77, 95%, 60%)  Electric Lime
#6d37fa  rgb(109, 55, 250)  hsl(257, 95%, 60%)  Electric Indigo
#37c4fa  rgb(55, 196, 250)  hsl(197, 95%, 60%)  Deep Sky Blue
#fa37c4  rgb(250, 55, 196)  hsl(317, 95%, 60%)  Shocking Pink