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#C8FA2C

#c8fa2c ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#c8fa2c 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, 98.04% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.4% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 74.56°, with 95.37% saturation and 57.65% 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 17.17:1 (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 luminance0.8083

Complementary

  1. #c8fa2c
  2. #5e2cfa

Split complementary

  1. #c8fa2c
  2. #2c61fa
  3. #c52cfa

Analogous

  1. #fac52c
  2. #c8fa2c
  3. #61fa2c

Triadic

  1. #c8fa2c
  2. #2cc8fa
  3. #fa2cc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8fa2c
  2. #2cfa5e
  3. #5e2cfa
  4. #fa2cc8

Square

  1. #c8fa2c
  2. #2cfac5
  3. #5e2cfa
  4. #fa2c61

Monochromatic

  1. #698a03
  2. #a2d405
  3. #c8fa2c
  4. #dbfc77
  5. #effec1

Shades

#c8fa2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8fa2c
  2. #b4e128
  3. #a0c823
  4. #8caf1f
  5. #78961a
  6. #647d16
  7. #506412
  8. #3c4b0d
  9. #283209
  10. #141904
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8fa2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8fa2c
  2. #cefb41
  3. #d3fb56
  4. #d9fc6b
  5. #defc80
  6. #e4fd96
  7. #e9fdab
  8. #effec0
  9. #f4fed5
  10. #faffea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8fa2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8fa2c
  2. #c1ee34
  3. #bae23d
  4. #b2d545
  5. #abc94e
  6. #a4bd56
  7. #9db15e
  8. #96a567
  9. #8e986f
  10. #878c78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e8e8e8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcf0bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffea00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe844 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d2edd6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f2f000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #edef3c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cef2ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8fa2c {
  color: #c8fa2c;
}
Background
.bg-c8fa2c {
  background-color: #c8fa2c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8fa2c {
  border: 2px solid #c8fa2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8fa2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 250 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 95% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8fa2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8fa2c, #61fa2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8fa2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 250 44 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 1.77 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.25 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.45 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.46 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 4.92 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.62 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.74 #3705d3 Inverted #e8e8e8 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#c8fa2c  rgb(200, 250, 44)  hsl(75, 95%, 58%)  Electric Lime
#5e2cfa  rgb(94, 44, 250)  hsl(255, 95%, 58%)  Han Purple
#2cc8fa  rgb(44, 200, 250)  hsl(195, 95%, 58%)  Deep Sky Blue
#fa2cc8  rgb(250, 44, 200)  hsl(315, 95%, 58%)  Shocking Pink