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#C6F42E

#c6f42e ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#c6f42e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.65% red, 95.69% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.85% cyan, 0% magenta, 81.15% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 73.94°, with 90% saturation and 56.86% 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 16.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 2.77.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.769

Complementary

  1. #c6f42e
  2. #5c2ef4

Split complementary

  1. #c6f42e
  2. #2e63f4
  3. #bf2ef4

Analogous

  1. #f4bf2e
  2. #c6f42e
  3. #63f42e

Triadic

  1. #c6f42e
  2. #2ec6f4
  3. #f42ec6

Tetradic

  1. #c6f42e
  2. #2ef45c
  3. #5c2ef4
  4. #f42ec6

Square

  1. #c6f42e
  2. #2ef4bf
  3. #5c2ef4
  4. #f42e63

Monochromatic

  1. #658207
  2. #9ecb0b
  3. #c6f42e
  4. #daf877
  5. #eefcbf

Shades

#c6f42e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c6f42e
  2. #b2dc29
  3. #9ec325
  4. #8bab20
  5. #77921c
  6. #637a17
  7. #4f6212
  8. #3b490e
  9. #283109
  10. #141805
  11. #000000

Tints

#c6f42e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c6f42e
  2. #ccf543
  3. #d1f658
  4. #d7f76d
  5. #ddf882
  6. #e3fa97
  7. #e8fbab
  8. #eefcc0
  9. #f4fdd5
  10. #f9feea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c6f42e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c6f42e
  2. #bfe836
  3. #b8dd3e
  4. #b1d147
  5. #aac64f
  6. #a3ba57
  7. #9cae5f
  8. #95a367
  9. #8e9770
  10. #878c78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e3e3e3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8eab7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fde344 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d1e7d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #edeb02 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9ea3d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cceda8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c6f42e {
  color: #c6f42e;
}
Background
.bg-c6f42e {
  background-color: #c6f42e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c6f42e {
  border: 2px solid #c6f42e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c6f42e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 244 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 90% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c6f42e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c6f42e, #63f42e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c6f42e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 244 46 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.77 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.64 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.93 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.03 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 5.24 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.69 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.10 #390bd1 Inverted #e3e3e3 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#c6f42e  rgb(198, 244, 46)  hsl(74, 90%, 57%)  Electric Lime
#5c2ef4  rgb(92, 46, 244)  hsl(254, 90%, 57%)  Han Purple
#2ec6f4  rgb(46, 198, 244)  hsl(194, 90%, 57%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f42ec6  rgb(244, 46, 198)  hsl(314, 90%, 57%)  Shocking Pink