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#C8F71B

#c8f71b ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#c8f71b 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, 96.86% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.03% cyan, 0% magenta, 89.07% yellow and 3.14% black. Its hue angle is 72.82°, with 93.22% saturation and 53.73% 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 16.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 1.77.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7888

Complementary

  1. #c8f71b
  2. #4a1bf7

Split complementary

  1. #c8f71b
  2. #1b5af7
  3. #b81bf7

Analogous

  1. #f7b81b
  2. #c8f71b
  3. #5af71b

Triadic

  1. #c8f71b
  2. #1bc8f7
  3. #f71bc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8f71b
  2. #1bf74a
  3. #4a1bf7
  4. #f71bc8

Square

  1. #c8f71b
  2. #1bf7b8
  3. #4a1bf7
  4. #f71b5a

Monochromatic

  1. #5d7504
  2. #97bf07
  3. #c8f71b
  4. #dafa65
  5. #ecfcaf

Shades

#c8f71b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8f71b
  2. #b4de18
  3. #a0c616
  4. #8cad13
  5. #789410
  6. #647c0e
  7. #50630b
  8. #3c4a08
  9. #283105
  10. #141903
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8f71b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8f71b
  2. #cef832
  3. #d3f949
  4. #d9f95f
  5. #defa76
  6. #e4fb8d
  7. #e9fca4
  8. #effdbb
  9. #f4fdd1
  10. #fafee8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8f71b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8f71b
  2. #c1eb25
  3. #badf2f
  4. #b2d339
  5. #abc743
  6. #a4bc4e
  7. #9db058
  8. #96a462
  9. #8e986c
  10. #878c76
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e6e6e6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #daedb8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe63b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d3ead3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f0ee00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eced31 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cfefa8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8f71b {
  color: #c8f71b;
}
Background
.bg-c8f71b {
  background-color: #c8f71b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8f71b {
  border: 2px solid #c8f71b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8f71b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 247 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 93% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8f71b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8f71b, #5af71b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8f71b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 247 27 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 1.77 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 3.79 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 4.44 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.00 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.23 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.04 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.12 #3708e4 Inverted #e6e6e6 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#c8f71b  rgb(200, 247, 27)  hsl(73, 93%, 54%)  Electric Lime
#4a1bf7  rgb(74, 27, 247)  hsl(253, 93%, 54%)  Han Purple
#1bc8f7  rgb(27, 200, 247)  hsl(193, 93%, 54%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f71bc8  rgb(247, 27, 200)  hsl(313, 93%, 54%)  Shocking Pink