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#C8F409

#c8f409 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#c8f409 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, 95.69% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.03% cyan, 0% magenta, 96.31% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 71.23°, with 92.89% saturation and 49.61% 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 16.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 2.29.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.77

Complementary

  1. #c8f409
  2. #3509f4

Split complementary

  1. #c8f409
  2. #0953f4
  3. #aa09f4

Analogous

  1. #f4aa09
  2. #c8f409
  3. #53f409

Triadic

  1. #c8f409
  2. #09c8f4
  3. #f409c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8f409
  2. #09f435
  3. #3509f4
  4. #f409c8

Square

  1. #c8f409
  2. #09f4aa
  3. #3509f4
  4. #f40953

Monochromatic

  1. #4f6004
  2. #8caa06
  3. #c8f409
  4. #d9f951
  5. #e9fb9b

Shades

#c8f409 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8f409
  2. #b4dc08
  3. #a0c307
  4. #8cab06
  5. #789205
  6. #647a05
  7. #506204
  8. #3c4903
  9. #283102
  10. #141801
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8f409 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8f409
  2. #cef522
  3. #d3f63a
  4. #d9f753
  5. #def86b
  6. #e4fa84
  7. #e9fb9d
  8. #effcb5
  9. #f4fdce
  10. #fafee6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8f409 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8f409
  2. #c1e815
  3. #badd21
  4. #b2d12d
  5. #abc639
  6. #a4ba45
  7. #9dae50
  8. #96a35c
  9. #8e9768
  10. #878c74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e3e3e3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9eab5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fee334 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d4e7d0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eeeb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eaea29 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cfeca5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8f409 {
  color: #c8f409;
}
Background
.bg-c8f409 {
  background-color: #c8f409;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8f409 {
  border: 2px solid #c8f409;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8f409;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 244 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 93% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8f409 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8f409, #53f409);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8f409 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 244 9 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.29 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 3.67 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 4.25 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.40 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.59 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.92 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.48 #370bf6 Inverted #e3e3e3 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#c8f409  rgb(200, 244, 9)  hsl(71, 93%, 50%)  Electric Lime
#3509f4  rgb(53, 9, 244)  hsl(251, 93%, 50%)  Blue
#09c8f4  rgb(9, 200, 244)  hsl(191, 93%, 50%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f409c8  rgb(244, 9, 200)  hsl(311, 93%, 50%)  Shocking Pink