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#C8F34C

#c8f34c ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c8f34c is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 95.29% green and 29.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.7% cyan, 0% magenta, 68.72% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 75.45°, with 87.43% saturation and 62.55% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 16.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 4.4.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.769

Complementary

  1. #c8f34c
  2. #774cf3

Split complementary

  1. #c8f34c
  2. #4c75f3
  3. #cb4cf3

Analogous

  1. #f3cb4c
  2. #c8f34c
  3. #75f34c

Triadic

  1. #c8f34c
  2. #4cc8f3
  3. #f34cc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8f34c
  2. #4cf377
  3. #774cf3
  4. #f34cc8

Square

  1. #c8f34c
  2. #4cf3cb
  3. #774cf3
  4. #f34c75

Monochromatic

  1. #769c0a
  2. #ade30f
  3. #c8f34c
  4. #def894
  5. #f4fddb

Shades

#c8f34c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8f34c
  2. #b4db44
  3. #a0c23d
  4. #8caa35
  5. #78922e
  6. #647a26
  7. #50611e
  8. #3c4917
  9. #28310f
  10. #141808
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8f34c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8f34c
  2. #cef45e
  3. #d3f570
  4. #d9f782
  5. #def894
  6. #e4f9a6
  7. #e9fab7
  8. #effbc9
  9. #f4fddb
  10. #fafeed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8f34c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8f34c
  2. #c1e851
  3. #badc56
  4. #b2d15c
  5. #abc561
  6. #a4ba66
  7. #9dae6b
  8. #96a370
  9. #8e9776
  10. #878c7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e3e3e3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9eaba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe431 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fbe35a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d2e7d2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ecea3d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9ea55 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ceecad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8f34c {
  color: #c8f34c;
}
Background
.bg-c8f34c {
  background-color: #c8f34c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8f34c {
  border: 2px solid #c8f34c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8f34c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 243 76;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 87% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8f34c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8f34c, #75f34c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8f34c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 243 76 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.40 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.58 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.21 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.53 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.91 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.99 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.03 #370cb3 Inverted #e3e3e3 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#c8f34c  rgb(200, 243, 76)  hsl(75, 87%, 63%)  Electric Lime
#774cf3  rgb(119, 76, 243)  hsl(255, 87%, 63%)  Majorelle Blue
#4cc8f3  rgb(76, 200, 243)  hsl(195, 87%, 63%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f34cc8  rgb(243, 76, 200)  hsl(315, 87%, 63%)  Shocking Pink