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#C8FB36

#c8fb36 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c8fb36 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 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 78.49% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 75.53°, with 96.1% saturation and 59.8% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 17.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 2.18.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.8154

Complementary

  1. #c8fb36
  2. #6936fb

Split complementary

  1. #c8fb36
  2. #3665fb
  3. #cb36fb

Analogous

  1. #fbcb36
  2. #c8fb36
  3. #65fb36

Triadic

  1. #c8fb36
  2. #36c8fb
  3. #fb36c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8fb36
  2. #36fb69
  3. #6936fb
  4. #fb36c8

Square

  1. #c8fb36
  2. #36fbcb
  3. #6936fb
  4. #fb3665

Monochromatic

  1. #6f9503
  2. #a7e004
  3. #c8fb36
  4. #ddfc81
  5. #f1fecc

Shades

#c8fb36 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8fb36
  2. #b4e231
  3. #a0c92b
  4. #8cb026
  5. #789720
  6. #647e1b
  7. #506416
  8. #3c4b10
  9. #28320b
  10. #141905
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8fb36 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8fb36
  2. #cefb4a
  3. #d3fc5e
  4. #d9fc72
  5. #defd86
  6. #e4fd9b
  7. #e9fdaf
  8. #effec3
  9. #f4fed7
  10. #faffeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8fb36 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8fb36
  2. #c1ef3d
  3. #bae245
  4. #b2d64c
  5. #abca54
  6. #a4be5b
  7. #9db162
  8. #96a56a
  9. #8e9971
  10. #878c79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e9e9e9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ddf0bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffeb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe94b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d2eed7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f2f117 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eef043 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cef4ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8fb36 {
  color: #c8fb36;
}
Background
.bg-c8fb36 {
  background-color: #c8fb36;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8fb36 {
  border: 2px solid #c8fb36;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8fb36;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 251 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 96% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8fb36 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8fb36, #65fb36);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8fb36 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 251 54 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.18 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.12 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.27 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.67 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 5.32 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.23 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.04 #3704c9 Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#c8fb36  rgb(200, 251, 54)  hsl(76, 96%, 60%)  Electric Lime
#6936fb  rgb(105, 54, 251)  hsl(256, 96%, 60%)  Electric Indigo
#36c8fb  rgb(54, 200, 251)  hsl(196, 96%, 60%)  Deep Sky Blue
#fb36c8  rgb(251, 54, 200)  hsl(316, 96%, 60%)  Shocking Pink