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#C8EE2B

#c8ee2b ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#c8ee2b is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 93.33% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.97% cyan, 0% magenta, 81.93% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 71.69°, with 85.15% saturation and 55.1% 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 15.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.86.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.736

Complementary

  1. #c8ee2b
  2. #512bee

Split complementary

  1. #c8ee2b
  2. #2b67ee
  3. #b22bee

Analogous

  1. #eeb22b
  2. #c8ee2b
  3. #67ee2b

Triadic

  1. #c8ee2b
  2. #2bc8ee
  3. #ee2bc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8ee2b
  2. #2bee51
  3. #512bee
  4. #ee2bc8

Square

  1. #c8ee2b
  2. #2beeb2
  3. #512bee
  4. #ee2b67

Monochromatic

  1. #61770a
  2. #9bbd0f
  3. #c8ee2b
  4. #daf472
  5. #edf9b9

Shades

#c8ee2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8ee2b
  2. #b4d627
  3. #a0be22
  4. #8ca71e
  5. #788f1a
  6. #647716
  7. #505f11
  8. #3c470d
  9. #283009
  10. #141804
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8ee2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8ee2b
  2. #cef040
  3. #d3f155
  4. #d9f36b
  5. #def580
  6. #e4f795
  7. #e9f8aa
  8. #effabf
  9. #f4fcd5
  10. #fafdea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8ee2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8ee2b
  2. #c1e334
  3. #bad83c
  4. #b2cd45
  5. #abc24d
  6. #a4b756
  7. #9dac5e
  8. #96a167
  9. #8e966f
  10. #878b78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dfdfdf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6e5b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fddf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f8df41 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d4e1cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eae500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7e53a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cfe6a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8ee2b {
  color: #c8ee2b;
}
Background
.bg-c8ee2b {
  background-color: #c8ee2b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8ee2b {
  border: 2px solid #c8ee2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8ee2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 238 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 85% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8ee2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8ee2b, #67ee2b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8ee2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 238 43 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.86 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.11 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.72 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 5.17 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.32 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.38 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.52 #3711d4 Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#c8ee2b  rgb(200, 238, 43)  hsl(72, 85%, 55%)  Electric Lime
#512bee  rgb(81, 43, 238)  hsl(252, 85%, 55%)  Han Purple
#2bc8ee  rgb(43, 200, 238)  hsl(192, 85%, 55%)  Sky Blue
#ee2bc8  rgb(238, 43, 200)  hsl(312, 85%, 55%)  Shocking Pink