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#C8F614

#c8f614 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#c8f614 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, 96.47% green and 7.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.7% cyan, 0% magenta, 91.87% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 72.21°, with 92.62% saturation and 52.16% 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 16.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 1.9.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7824

Complementary

  1. #c8f614
  2. #4214f6

Split complementary

  1. #c8f614
  2. #1457f6
  3. #b314f6

Analogous

  1. #f6b314
  2. #c8f614
  3. #57f614

Triadic

  1. #c8f614
  2. #14c8f6
  3. #f614c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8f614
  2. #14f642
  3. #4214f6
  4. #f614c8

Square

  1. #c8f614
  2. #14f6b3
  3. #4214f6
  4. #f61457

Monochromatic

  1. #586d04
  2. #93b707
  3. #c8f614
  4. #d9f95e
  5. #eafca7

Shades

#c8f614 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8f614
  2. #b4dd12
  3. #a0c510
  4. #8cac0e
  5. #78940c
  6. #647b0a
  7. #506208
  8. #3c4a06
  9. #283104
  10. #141902
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8f614 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8f614
  2. #cef72c
  3. #d3f843
  4. #d9f95b
  5. #defa72
  6. #e4fb8a
  7. #e9fba1
  8. #effcb9
  9. #f4fdd0
  10. #fafee8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8f614 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8f614
  2. #c1ea1f
  3. #bade2a
  4. #b2d334
  5. #abc73f
  6. #a4bb4a
  7. #9daf55
  8. #96a360
  9. #8e986a
  10. #878c75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e5e5e5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #daecb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe538 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d3e9d2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #efed00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebec2d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cfeea7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8f614 {
  color: #c8f614;
}
Background
.bg-c8f614 {
  background-color: #c8f614;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8f614 {
  border: 2px solid #c8f614;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8f614;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 246 20;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 93% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8f614 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8f614, #57f614);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8f614 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 246 20 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 1.90 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 3.70 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 4.33 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.21 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.49 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.82 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.29 #3709eb Inverted #e5e5e5 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#c8f614  rgb(200, 246, 20)  hsl(72, 93%, 52%)  Electric Lime
#4214f6  rgb(66, 20, 246)  hsl(252, 93%, 52%)  Ultramarine
#14c8f6  rgb(20, 200, 246)  hsl(192, 93%, 52%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f614c8  rgb(246, 20, 200)  hsl(312, 93%, 52%)  Shocking Pink