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#C8EF49

#c8ef49 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8ef49 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 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 69.46% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 74.1°, with 83.84% saturation and 61.18% 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 15.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 4.8.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7449

Complementary

  1. #c8ef49
  2. #7049ef

Split complementary

  1. #c8ef49
  2. #4975ef
  3. #c349ef

Analogous

  1. #efc349
  2. #c8ef49
  3. #75ef49

Triadic

  1. #c8ef49
  2. #49c8ef
  3. #ef49c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8ef49
  2. #49ef70
  3. #7049ef
  4. #ef49c8

Square

  1. #c8ef49
  2. #49efc3
  3. #7049ef
  4. #ef4975

Monochromatic

  1. #73920d
  2. #aad813
  3. #c8ef49
  4. #ddf58f
  5. #f3fbd6

Shades

#c8ef49 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8ef49
  2. #b4d742
  3. #a0bf3a
  4. #8ca733
  5. #788f2c
  6. #647825
  7. #50601d
  8. #3c4816
  9. #28300f
  10. #141807
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8ef49 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8ef49
  2. #cef15b
  3. #d3f26d
  4. #d9f480
  5. #def592
  6. #e4f7a4
  7. #e9f9b6
  8. #effac8
  9. #f4fcdb
  10. #fafded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8ef49 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8ef49
  2. #c1e44f
  3. #bad954
  4. #b2ce5a
  5. #abc35f
  6. #a4b865
  7. #9dac6a
  8. #96a170
  9. #8e9675
  10. #878b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e0e0e0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7e6b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fde12d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f8e057 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d2e3ce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eae73a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6e652 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cee8a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8ef49 {
  color: #c8ef49;
}
Background
.bg-c8ef49 {
  background-color: #c8ef49;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8ef49 {
  border: 2px solid #c8ef49;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8ef49;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 239 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 84% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8ef49 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8ef49, #75ef49);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8ef49 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 239 73 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.80 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.83 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.02 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.31 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.99 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.03 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.17 #3710b6 Inverted #e0e0e0 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#c8ef49  rgb(200, 239, 73)  hsl(74, 84%, 61%)  Electric Lime
#7049ef  rgb(112, 73, 239)  hsl(254, 84%, 61%)  Majorelle Blue
#49c8ef  rgb(73, 200, 239)  hsl(194, 84%, 61%)  Sky Blue
#ef49c8  rgb(239, 73, 200)  hsl(314, 84%, 61%)  Shocking Pink