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#C8EF39

#c8ef39 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8ef39 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 22.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 76.15% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 72.86°, with 85.05% 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 15.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 4.02.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7431

Complementary

  1. #c8ef39
  2. #6039ef

Split complementary

  1. #c8ef39
  2. #396def
  3. #bb39ef

Analogous

  1. #efbb39
  2. #c8ef39
  3. #6def39

Triadic

  1. #c8ef39
  2. #39c8ef
  3. #ef39c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8ef39
  2. #39ef60
  3. #6039ef
  4. #ef39c8

Square

  1. #c8ef39
  2. #39efbb
  3. #6039ef
  4. #ef396d

Monochromatic

  1. #6a840b
  2. #a3cb10
  3. #c8ef39
  4. #dcf580
  5. #effac7

Shades

#c8ef39 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8ef39
  2. #b4d733
  3. #a0bf2e
  4. #8ca728
  5. #788f22
  6. #64781d
  7. #506017
  8. #3c4811
  9. #28300b
  10. #141806
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8ef39 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8ef39
  2. #cef14d
  3. #d3f261
  4. #d9f474
  5. #def588
  6. #e4f79c
  7. #e9f9b0
  8. #effac4
  9. #f4fcd7
  10. #fafdeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8ef39 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8ef39
  2. #c1e440
  3. #bad947
  4. #b2ce4e
  5. #abc355
  6. #a4b85d
  7. #9dac64
  8. #96a16b
  9. #8e9672
  10. #878b79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.86:1 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 #f9e04b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d3e2cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eae622 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7e644 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cfe8a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8ef39 {
  color: #c8ef39;
}
Background
.bg-c8ef39 {
  background-color: #c8ef39;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8ef39 {
  border: 2px solid #c8ef39;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8ef39;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 239 57;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 85% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8ef39 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8ef39, #6def39);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8ef39 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 239 57 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.02 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.52 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.14 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 5.61 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.82 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.98 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.05 #3710c6 Inverted #e0e0e0 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#c8ef39  rgb(200, 239, 57)  hsl(73, 85%, 58%)  Electric Lime
#6039ef  rgb(96, 57, 239)  hsl(253, 85%, 58%)  Han Purple
#39c8ef  rgb(57, 200, 239)  hsl(193, 85%, 58%)  Sky Blue
#ef39c8  rgb(239, 57, 200)  hsl(313, 85%, 58%)  Shocking Pink