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#C8EF35

#c8ef35 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8ef35 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, 93.73% green and 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 77.82% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 72.58°, with 85.32% saturation and 57.25% 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 15.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.88.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7427

Complementary

  1. #c8ef35
  2. #5c35ef

Split complementary

  1. #c8ef35
  2. #356bef
  3. #b935ef

Analogous

  1. #efb935
  2. #c8ef35
  3. #6bef35

Triadic

  1. #c8ef35
  2. #35c8ef
  3. #ef35c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8ef35
  2. #35ef5c
  3. #5c35ef
  4. #ef35c8

Square

  1. #c8ef35
  2. #35efb9
  3. #5c35ef
  4. #ef356b

Monochromatic

  1. #68810a
  2. #a1c810
  3. #c8ef35
  4. #dbf57c
  5. #effac3

Shades

#c8ef35 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8ef35
  2. #b4d730
  3. #a0bf2a
  4. #8ca725
  5. #788f20
  6. #64781b
  7. #506015
  8. #3c4810
  9. #28300b
  10. #141805
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8ef35 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8ef35
  2. #cef149
  3. #d3f25d
  4. #d9f472
  5. #def586
  6. #e4f79a
  7. #e9f9ae
  8. #effac2
  9. #f4fcd7
  10. #fafdeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8ef35 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8ef35
  2. #c1e43d
  3. #bad944
  4. #b2ce4c
  5. #abc353
  6. #a4b85b
  7. #9dac62
  8. #96a16a
  9. #8e9671
  10. #878b79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e0e0e0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7e6b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fee000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f9e048 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d3e2cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eae61a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7e641 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cfe8a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8ef35 {
  color: #c8ef35;
}
Background
.bg-c8ef35 {
  background-color: #c8ef35;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8ef35 {
  border: 2px solid #c8ef35;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8ef35;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 239 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 85% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8ef35 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8ef35, #6bef35);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8ef35 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 239 53 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.88 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.44 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.97 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 5.44 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.05 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.06 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.15 #3710ca Inverted #e0e0e0 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#c8ef35  rgb(200, 239, 53)  hsl(73, 85%, 57%)  Electric Lime
#5c35ef  rgb(92, 53, 239)  hsl(253, 85%, 57%)  Han Purple
#35c8ef  rgb(53, 200, 239)  hsl(193, 85%, 57%)  Sky Blue
#ef35c8  rgb(239, 53, 200)  hsl(313, 85%, 57%)  Shocking Pink