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#C8F043

#c8f043 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8f043 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, 94.12% green and 26.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 72.08% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 73.87°, with 85.22% saturation and 60.2% 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 16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 4.29.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.75

Complementary

  1. #c8f043
  2. #6b43f0

Split complementary

  1. #c8f043
  2. #4372f0
  3. #c143f0

Analogous

  1. #f0c143
  2. #c8f043
  3. #72f043

Triadic

  1. #c8f043
  2. #43c8f0
  3. #f043c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8f043
  2. #43f06b
  3. #6b43f0
  4. #f043c8

Square

  1. #c8f043
  2. #43f0c1
  3. #6b43f0
  4. #f04372

Monochromatic

  1. #708f0b
  2. #a8d511
  3. #c8f043
  4. #ddf68a
  5. #f1fbd1

Shades

#c8f043 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8f043
  2. #b4d83c
  3. #a0c036
  4. #8ca82f
  5. #789028
  6. #647822
  7. #50601b
  8. #3c4814
  9. #28300d
  10. #141807
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8f043 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8f043
  2. #cef256
  3. #d3f369
  4. #d9f57b
  5. #def68e
  6. #e4f8a1
  7. #e9f9b4
  8. #effbc7
  9. #f4fcd9
  10. #fafeec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8f043 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8f043
  2. #c1e549
  3. #bada4f
  4. #b2ce55
  5. #abc35b
  6. #a4b862
  7. #9dad68
  8. #96a26e
  9. #8e9674
  10. #878b7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e1e1e1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7e7b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fee221 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f9e152 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d3e4cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebe732 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7e74d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cee9a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8f043 {
  color: #c8f043;
}
Background
.bg-c8f043 {
  background-color: #c8f043;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8f043 {
  border: 2px solid #c8f043;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8f043;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 240 67;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 85% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8f043 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8f043, #72f043);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8f043 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 240 67 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.29 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.99 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.18 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.58 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.75 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.80 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.91 #370fbc Inverted #e1e1e1 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#c8f043  rgb(200, 240, 67)  hsl(74, 85%, 60%)  Electric Lime
#6b43f0  rgb(107, 67, 240)  hsl(254, 85%, 60%)  Majorelle Blue
#43c8f0  rgb(67, 200, 240)  hsl(194, 85%, 60%)  Sky Blue
#f043c8  rgb(240, 67, 200)  hsl(314, 85%, 60%)  Shocking Pink