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#C8EF17

#c8ef17 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#c8ef17 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, 93.73% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 90.38% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 70.83°, 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 15.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.44.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7407

Complementary

  1. #c8ef17
  2. #3e17ef

Split complementary

  1. #c8ef17
  2. #175cef
  3. #aa17ef

Analogous

  1. #efaa17
  2. #c8ef17
  3. #5cef17

Triadic

  1. #c8ef17
  2. #17c8ef
  3. #ef17c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8ef17
  2. #17ef3e
  3. #3e17ef
  4. #ef17c8

Square

  1. #c8ef17
  2. #17efaa
  3. #3e17ef
  4. #ef175c

Monochromatic

  1. #556607
  2. #90ae0c
  3. #c8ef17
  4. #d9f45f
  5. #eaf9a6

Shades

#c8ef17 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8ef17
  2. #b4d715
  3. #a0bf12
  4. #8ca710
  5. #788f0e
  6. #64780c
  7. #506009
  8. #3c4807
  9. #283005
  10. #141802
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8ef17 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8ef17
  2. #cef12e
  3. #d3f245
  4. #d9f45d
  5. #def574
  6. #e4f78b
  7. #e9f9a2
  8. #effab9
  9. #f4fcd1
  10. #fafde8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8ef17 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8ef17
  2. #c1e422
  3. #bad92c
  4. #b2ce37
  5. #abc341
  6. #a4b84c
  7. #9dac56
  8. #96a161
  9. #8e966b
  10. #878b76
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dfdfdf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6e6b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fee000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fae037 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d4e2cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebe600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7e62d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cfe7a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8ef17 {
  color: #c8ef17;
}
Background
.bg-c8ef17 {
  background-color: #c8ef17;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8ef17 {
  border: 2px solid #c8ef17;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8ef17;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 239 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 87% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8ef17 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8ef17, #5cef17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8ef17 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 239 23 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.44 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.21 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.29 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 4.67 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.33 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.65 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.12 #3710e8 Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#c8ef17  rgb(200, 239, 23)  hsl(71, 87%, 51%)  Electric Lime
#3e17ef  rgb(62, 23, 239)  hsl(251, 87%, 51%)  Ultramarine
#17c8ef  rgb(23, 200, 239)  hsl(191, 87%, 51%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ef17c8  rgb(239, 23, 200)  hsl(311, 87%, 51%)  Shocking Pink