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#C8F418

#c8f418 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#c8f418 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 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.03% cyan, 0% magenta, 90.16% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 72°, with 90.91% saturation and 52.55% 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 16.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 2.34.

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Relative luminance0.7705

Complementary

  1. #c8f418
  2. #4418f4

Split complementary

  1. #c8f418
  2. #185af4
  3. #b218f4

Analogous

  1. #f4b218
  2. #c8f418
  3. #5af418

Triadic

  1. #c8f418
  2. #18c8f4
  3. #f418c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8f418
  2. #18f444
  3. #4418f4
  4. #f418c8

Square

  1. #c8f418
  2. #18f4b2
  3. #4418f4
  4. #f4185a

Monochromatic

  1. #596e05
  2. #94b709
  3. #c8f418
  4. #d9f761
  5. #ebfbaa

Shades

#c8f418 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8f418
  2. #b4dc16
  3. #a0c313
  4. #8cab11
  5. #78920e
  6. #647a0c
  7. #50620a
  8. #3c4907
  9. #283105
  10. #141802
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8f418 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8f418
  2. #cef52f
  3. #d3f646
  4. #d9f75d
  5. #def874
  6. #e4fa8c
  7. #e9fba3
  8. #effcba
  9. #f4fdd1
  10. #fafee8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8f418 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8f418
  2. #c1e822
  3. #badd2d
  4. #b2d137
  5. #abc642
  6. #a4ba4c
  7. #9dae56
  8. #96a361
  9. #8e976b
  10. #878c76
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e3e3e3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9eab6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fee339 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d3e7d0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eeeb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eaea2f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cfeca6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8f418 {
  color: #c8f418;
}
Background
.bg-c8f418 {
  background-color: #c8f418;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8f418 {
  border: 2px solid #c8f418;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8f418;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 244 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 91% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8f418 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8f418, #5af418);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8f418 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 244 24 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.34 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 3.83 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 4.41 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.38 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.47 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.74 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.17 #370be7 Inverted #e3e3e3 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#c8f418  rgb(200, 244, 24)  hsl(72, 91%, 53%)  Electric Lime
#4418f4  rgb(68, 24, 244)  hsl(252, 91%, 53%)  Ultramarine
#18c8f4  rgb(24, 200, 244)  hsl(192, 91%, 53%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f418c8  rgb(244, 24, 200)  hsl(312, 91%, 53%)  Shocking Pink