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#C8FD42

#c8fd42 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c8fd42 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 99.22% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.95% cyan, 0% magenta, 73.91% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 77.01°, with 97.91% saturation and 62.55% 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 17.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 2.88.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.8292

Complementary

  1. #c8fd42
  2. #7742fd

Split complementary

  1. #c8fd42
  2. #426afd
  3. #d542fd

Analogous

  1. #fdd542
  2. #c8fd42
  3. #6afd42

Triadic

  1. #c8fd42
  2. #42c8fd
  3. #fd42c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8fd42
  2. #42fd77
  3. #7742fd
  4. #fd42c8

Square

  1. #c8fd42
  2. #42fdd5
  3. #7742fd
  4. #fd426a

Monochromatic

  1. #76a402
  2. #adf003
  3. #c8fd42
  4. #defe8e
  5. #f4ffd9

Shades

#c8fd42 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8fd42
  2. #b4e43b
  3. #a0ca35
  4. #8cb12e
  5. #789828
  6. #647f21
  7. #50651a
  8. #3c4c14
  9. #28330d
  10. #141907
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8fd42 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8fd42
  2. #cefd55
  3. #d3fd68
  4. #d9fe7b
  5. #defe8e
  6. #e4fea1
  7. #e9feb3
  8. #effec6
  9. #f4ffd9
  10. #faffec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8fd42 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8fd42
  2. #c1f148
  3. #bae44e
  4. #b2d855
  5. #abcb5b
  6. #a4bf61
  7. #9db267
  8. #96a66d
  9. #8e9974
  10. #878d7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ebebeb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #def2bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffed16 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffea54 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d1f1da ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f3f32d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eef24d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cef6b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8fd42 {
  color: #c8fd42;
}
Background
.bg-c8fd42 {
  background-color: #c8fd42;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8fd42 {
  border: 2px solid #c8fd42;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8fd42;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 253 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 98% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8fd42 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8fd42, #6afd42);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8fd42 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 253 66 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.88 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 3.69 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.13 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.34 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.78 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 5.98 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.64 #3702bd Inverted #ebebeb Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#c8fd42  rgb(200, 253, 66)  hsl(77, 98%, 63%)  Electric Lime
#7742fd  rgb(119, 66, 253)  hsl(257, 98%, 63%)  Majorelle Blue
#42c8fd  rgb(66, 200, 253)  hsl(197, 98%, 63%)  Deep Sky Blue
#fd42c8  rgb(253, 66, 200)  hsl(317, 98%, 63%)  Shocking Pink