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#C8F01E

#c8f01e ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#c8f01e 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, 94.12% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 87.5% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 71.43°, with 87.5% saturation and 52.94% 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 15.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.26.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7469

Complementary

  1. #c8f01e
  2. #461ef0

Split complementary

  1. #c8f01e
  2. #1e5ff0
  3. #af1ef0

Analogous

  1. #f0af1e
  2. #c8f01e
  3. #5ff01e

Triadic

  1. #c8f01e
  2. #1ec8f0
  3. #f01ec8

Tetradic

  1. #c8f01e
  2. #1ef046
  3. #461ef0
  4. #f01ec8

Square

  1. #c8f01e
  2. #1ef0af
  3. #461ef0
  4. #f01e5f

Monochromatic

  1. #5a6e07
  2. #95b50c
  3. #c8f01e
  4. #daf566
  5. #ebfaad

Shades

#c8f01e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8f01e
  2. #b4d81b
  3. #a0c018
  4. #8ca815
  5. #789012
  6. #64780f
  7. #50600c
  8. #3c4809
  9. #283006
  10. #141803
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8f01e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8f01e
  2. #cef235
  3. #d3f34b
  4. #d9f562
  5. #def678
  6. #e4f88f
  7. #e9f9a5
  8. #effbbc
  9. #f4fcd2
  10. #fafee9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8f01e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8f01e
  2. #c1e528
  3. #bada32
  4. #b2ce3b
  5. #abc345
  6. #a4b84f
  7. #9dad59
  8. #96a263
  9. #8e966c
  10. #878b76
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e0e0e0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7e7b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fae03b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d4e3cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebe700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8e731 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cfe8a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8f01e {
  color: #c8f01e;
}
Background
.bg-c8f01e {
  background-color: #c8f01e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8f01e {
  border: 2px solid #c8f01e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8f01e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 240 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 88% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8f01e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8f01e, #5ff01e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8f01e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 240 30 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.26 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.22 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.51 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 4.70 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.08 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.36 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.04 #370fe1 Inverted #e0e0e0 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#c8f01e  rgb(200, 240, 30)  hsl(71, 88%, 53%)  Electric Lime
#461ef0  rgb(70, 30, 240)  hsl(251, 88%, 53%)  Han Purple
#1ec8f0  rgb(30, 200, 240)  hsl(191, 88%, 53%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f01ec8  rgb(240, 30, 200)  hsl(311, 88%, 53%)  Shocking Pink