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#C5EF17

#c5ef17 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#c5ef17 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 93.73% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 90.38% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 71.67°, with 87.1% saturation and 51.37% 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 15.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.38.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7367

Complementary

  1. #c5ef17
  2. #4117ef

Split complementary

  1. #c5ef17
  2. #1759ef
  3. #ad17ef

Analogous

  1. #efad17
  2. #c5ef17
  3. #59ef17

Triadic

  1. #c5ef17
  2. #17c5ef
  3. #ef17c5

Tetradic

  1. #c5ef17
  2. #17ef41
  3. #4117ef
  4. #ef17c5

Square

  1. #c5ef17
  2. #17efad
  3. #4117ef
  4. #ef1759

Monochromatic

  1. #536607
  2. #8eae0c
  3. #c5ef17
  4. #d7f45f
  5. #e9f9a6

Shades

#c5ef17 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c5ef17
  2. #b1d715
  3. #9ebf12
  4. #8aa710
  5. #768f0e
  6. #63780c
  7. #4f6009
  8. #3b4807
  9. #273005
  10. #141802
  11. #000000

Tints

#c5ef17 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c5ef17
  2. #cbf12e
  3. #d1f245
  4. #d6f45d
  5. #dcf574
  6. #e2f78b
  7. #e8f9a2
  8. #eefab9
  9. #f3fcd1
  10. #f9fde8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c5ef17 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c5ef17
  2. #bee422
  3. #b7d92c
  4. #b0ce37
  5. #a9c341
  6. #a3b84c
  7. #9cac56
  8. #95a161
  9. #8e966b
  10. #878b76
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dfdfdf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5e5b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fee000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f9df37 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0e2cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9e600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6e62d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cce7a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c5ef17 {
  color: #c5ef17;
}
Background
.bg-c5ef17 {
  background-color: #c5ef17;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c5ef17 {
  border: 2px solid #c5ef17;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c5ef17;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 239 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 87% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c5ef17 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c5ef17, #59ef17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c5ef17 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 239 23 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.38 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.54 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.65 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 5.05 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.86 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.20 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.91 #3a10e8 Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#c5ef17  rgb(197, 239, 23)  hsl(72, 87%, 51%)  Electric Lime
#4117ef  rgb(65, 23, 239)  hsl(252, 87%, 51%)  Ultramarine
#17c5ef  rgb(23, 197, 239)  hsl(192, 87%, 51%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ef17c5  rgb(239, 23, 197)  hsl(312, 87%, 51%)  Shocking Pink