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#C8F326

#c8f326 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#c8f326 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, 95.29% green and 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.7% cyan, 0% magenta, 84.36% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 72.59°, with 89.52% saturation and 55.1% 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 16.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 2.72.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7652

Complementary

  1. #c8f326
  2. #5126f3

Split complementary

  1. #c8f326
  2. #2661f3
  3. #b826f3

Analogous

  1. #f3b826
  2. #c8f326
  3. #61f326

Triadic

  1. #c8f326
  2. #26c8f3
  3. #f326c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8f326
  2. #26f351
  3. #5126f3
  4. #f326c8

Square

  1. #c8f326
  2. #26f3b8
  3. #5126f3
  4. #f32661

Monochromatic

  1. #617907
  2. #9bc20b
  3. #c8f326
  4. #daf76f
  5. #edfbb7

Shades

#c8f326 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8f326
  2. #b4db22
  3. #a0c21e
  4. #8caa1b
  5. #789217
  6. #647a13
  7. #50610f
  8. #3c490b
  9. #283108
  10. #141804
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8f326 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8f326
  2. #cef43c
  3. #d3f551
  4. #d9f767
  5. #def87d
  6. #e4f993
  7. #e9faa8
  8. #effbbe
  9. #f4fdd4
  10. #fafee9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8f326 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8f326
  2. #c1e82f
  3. #badc38
  4. #b2d141
  5. #abc54a
  6. #a4ba53
  7. #9dae5c
  8. #96a365
  9. #8e976e
  10. #878c77
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e3e3e3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8e9b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fde33f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d3e6d0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #edea00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9e937 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cfeba7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8f326 {
  color: #c8f326;
}
Background
.bg-c8f326 {
  background-color: #c8f326;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8f326 {
  border: 2px solid #c8f326;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8f326;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 243 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 90% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8f326 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8f326, #61f326);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8f326 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 243 38 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.72 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.17 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 4.73 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.18 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.48 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.67 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.69 #370cd9 Inverted #e3e3e3 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#c8f326  rgb(200, 243, 38)  hsl(73, 90%, 55%)  Electric Lime
#5126f3  rgb(81, 38, 243)  hsl(253, 90%, 55%)  Han Purple
#26c8f3  rgb(38, 200, 243)  hsl(193, 90%, 55%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f326c8  rgb(243, 38, 200)  hsl(313, 90%, 55%)  Shocking Pink