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#C8EE3A

#c8ee3a ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8ee3a is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 93.33% green and 22.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.97% cyan, 0% magenta, 75.63% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 72.67°, with 84.11% saturation and 58.04% 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 15.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 4.25.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7373

Complementary

  1. #c8ee3a
  2. #603aee

Split complementary

  1. #c8ee3a
  2. #3a6eee
  3. #ba3aee

Analogous

  1. #eeba3a
  2. #c8ee3a
  3. #6eee3a

Triadic

  1. #c8ee3a
  2. #3ac8ee
  3. #ee3ac8

Tetradic

  1. #c8ee3a
  2. #3aee60
  3. #603aee
  4. #ee3ac8

Square

  1. #c8ee3a
  2. #3aeeba
  3. #603aee
  4. #ee3a6e

Monochromatic

  1. #6a840b
  2. #a3ca11
  3. #c8ee3a
  4. #dcf480
  5. #effac7

Shades

#c8ee3a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8ee3a
  2. #b4d634
  3. #a0be2e
  4. #8ca729
  5. #788f23
  6. #64771d
  7. #505f17
  8. #3c4711
  9. #28300c
  10. #141806
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8ee3a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8ee3a
  2. #cef04e
  3. #d3f161
  4. #d9f375
  5. #def589
  6. #e4f79d
  7. #e9f8b0
  8. #effac4
  9. #f4fcd8
  10. #fafdeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8ee3a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8ee3a
  2. #c1e341
  3. #bad848
  4. #b2cd4f
  5. #abc256
  6. #a4b75d
  7. #9dac64
  8. #96a16b
  9. #8e9672
  10. #878b79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dfdfdf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6e5b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fde004 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f8df4b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d3e2cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9e624 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6e545 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cfe7a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8ee3a {
  color: #c8ee3a;
}
Background
.bg-c8ee3a {
  background-color: #c8ee3a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8ee3a {
  border: 2px solid #c8ee3a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8ee3a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 238 58;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 84% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8ee3a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8ee3a, #6eee3a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8ee3a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 238 58 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.25 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.32 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.28 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 5.73 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.77 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.81 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.24 #3711c5 Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#c8ee3a  rgb(200, 238, 58)  hsl(73, 84%, 58%)  Electric Lime
#603aee  rgb(96, 58, 238)  hsl(253, 84%, 58%)  Han Purple
#3ac8ee  rgb(58, 200, 238)  hsl(193, 84%, 58%)  Sky Blue
#ee3ac8  rgb(238, 58, 200)  hsl(313, 84%, 58%)  Shocking Pink