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#C8F027

#c8f027 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#c8f027 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 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 83.75% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 71.94°, with 87.01% saturation and 54.71% 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 15.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.36.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7475

Complementary

  1. #c8f027
  2. #4f27f0

Split complementary

  1. #c8f027
  2. #2764f0
  3. #b427f0

Analogous

  1. #f0b427
  2. #c8f027
  3. #64f027

Triadic

  1. #c8f027
  2. #27c8f0
  3. #f027c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8f027
  2. #27f04f
  3. #4f27f0
  4. #f027c8

Square

  1. #c8f027
  2. #27f0b4
  3. #4f27f0
  4. #f02764

Monochromatic

  1. #607608
  2. #9abd0d
  3. #c8f027
  4. #daf56f
  5. #ecfab6

Shades

#c8f027 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8f027
  2. #b4d823
  3. #a0c01f
  4. #8ca81b
  5. #789017
  6. #647814
  7. #506010
  8. #3c480c
  9. #283008
  10. #141804
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8f027 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8f027
  2. #cef23d
  3. #d3f352
  4. #d9f568
  5. #def67d
  6. #e4f893
  7. #e9f9a9
  8. #effbbe
  9. #f4fcd4
  10. #fafee9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8f027 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8f027
  2. #c1e530
  3. #bada39
  4. #b2ce42
  5. #abc34b
  6. #a4b854
  7. #9dad5c
  8. #96a265
  9. #8e966e
  10. #878b77
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e0e0e0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7e7b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fae03f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d3e3cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebe700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8e737 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cfe8a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8f027 {
  color: #c8f027;
}
Background
.bg-c8f027 {
  background-color: #c8f027;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8f027 {
  border: 2px solid #c8f027;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8f027;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 240 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 87% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8f027 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8f027, #64f027);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8f027 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 240 39 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.36 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.42 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.53 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 4.91 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.98 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.20 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.70 #370fd8 Inverted #e0e0e0 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#c8f027  rgb(200, 240, 39)  hsl(72, 87%, 55%)  Electric Lime
#4f27f0  rgb(79, 39, 240)  hsl(252, 87%, 55%)  Han Purple
#27c8f0  rgb(39, 200, 240)  hsl(192, 87%, 55%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f027c8  rgb(240, 39, 200)  hsl(312, 87%, 55%)  Shocking Pink