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#C8FB16

#c8fb16 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#c8fb16 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, 98.43% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 91.24% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 73.36°, with 96.62% saturation and 53.53% 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 17.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 1.03.

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Relative luminance0.8133

Complementary

  1. #c8fb16
  2. #4916fb

Split complementary

  1. #c8fb16
  2. #1656fb
  3. #bb16fb

Analogous

  1. #fbbb16
  2. #c8fb16
  3. #56fb16

Triadic

  1. #c8fb16
  2. #16c8fb
  3. #fb16c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8fb16
  2. #16fb49
  3. #4916fb
  4. #fb16c8

Square

  1. #c8fb16
  2. #16fbbb
  3. #4916fb
  4. #fb1656

Monochromatic

  1. #5c7602
  2. #97c103
  3. #c8fb16
  4. #dafc61
  5. #ecfeac

Shades

#c8fb16 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8fb16
  2. #b4e214
  3. #a0c912
  4. #8cb00f
  5. #78970d
  6. #647e0b
  7. #506409
  8. #3c4b07
  9. #283204
  10. #141902
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8fb16 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8fb16
  2. #cefb2d
  3. #d3fc45
  4. #d9fc5c
  5. #defd73
  6. #e4fd8b
  7. #e9fda2
  8. #effeb9
  9. #f4fed0
  10. #faffe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8fb16 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8fb16
  2. #c1ef21
  3. #bae22b
  4. #b2d636
  5. #abca40
  6. #a4be4b
  7. #9db156
  8. #96a560
  9. #8e996b
  10. #878c75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e9e9e9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcf0ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffea00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe93a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d3eed6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f2f100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eef02f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cff3ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8fb16 {
  color: #c8fb16;
}
Background
.bg-c8fb16 {
  background-color: #c8fb16;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8fb16 {
  border: 2px solid #c8fb16;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8fb16;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 251 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 97% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8fb16 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8fb16, #56fb16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8fb16 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 251 22 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 1.03 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 3.77 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 4.47 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.60 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.79 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.89 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.40 #3704e9 Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#c8fb16  rgb(200, 251, 22)  hsl(73, 97%, 54%)  Electric Lime
#4916fb  rgb(73, 22, 251)  hsl(253, 97%, 54%)  Han Purple
#16c8fb  rgb(22, 200, 251)  hsl(193, 97%, 54%)  Deep Sky Blue
#fb16c8  rgb(251, 22, 200)  hsl(313, 97%, 54%)  Shocking Pink