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#C5FA40

#c5fa40 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c5fa40 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 98.04% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.2% cyan, 0% magenta, 74.4% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 77.1°, with 94.9% saturation and 61.57% 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 17.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.12.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.8061

Complementary

  1. #c5fa40
  2. #7540fa

Split complementary

  1. #c5fa40
  2. #4068fa
  3. #d240fa

Analogous

  1. #fad240
  2. #c5fa40
  3. #68fa40

Triadic

  1. #c5fa40
  2. #40c5fa
  3. #fa40c5

Tetradic

  1. #c5fa40
  2. #40fa75
  3. #7540fa
  4. #fa40c5

Square

  1. #c5fa40
  2. #40fad2
  3. #7540fa
  4. #fa4068

Monochromatic

  1. #719d04
  2. #a7e706
  3. #c5fa40
  4. #dcfc8b
  5. #f2fed5

Shades

#c5fa40 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c5fa40
  2. #b1e13a
  3. #9ec833
  4. #8aaf2d
  5. #769626
  6. #637d20
  7. #4f641a
  8. #3b4b13
  9. #27320d
  10. #141906
  11. #000000

Tints

#c5fa40 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c5fa40
  2. #cbfb53
  3. #d1fb66
  4. #d6fc79
  5. #dcfc8c
  6. #e2fda0
  7. #e8fdb3
  8. #eefec6
  9. #f3fed9
  10. #f9ffec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c5fa40 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c5fa40
  2. #beee46
  3. #b7e24d
  4. #b0d553
  5. #a9c95a
  6. #a3bd60
  7. #9cb166
  8. #95a56d
  9. #8e9873
  10. #878c7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e8e8e8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbefbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffea11 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe752 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ceeed7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f0f02b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebef4b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cbf3af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c5fa40 {
  color: #c5fa40;
}
Background
.bg-c5fa40 {
  background-color: #c5fa40;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c5fa40 {
  border: 2px solid #c5fa40;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c5fa40;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 250 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 95% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c5fa40 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c5fa40, #68fa40);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c5fa40 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 250 64 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.12 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 3.63 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.98 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.33 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.57 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.21 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.32 #3a05bf Inverted #e8e8e8 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#c5fa40  rgb(197, 250, 64)  hsl(77, 95%, 62%)  Electric Lime
#7540fa  rgb(117, 64, 250)  hsl(257, 95%, 62%)  Blue Violet
#40c5fa  rgb(64, 197, 250)  hsl(197, 95%, 62%)  Deep Sky Blue
#fa40c5  rgb(250, 64, 197)  hsl(317, 95%, 62%)  Shocking Pink