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#C8FF1D

#c8ff1d ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#c8ff1d 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, 100% green and 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 88.63% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 74.6°, with 100% saturation and 55.69% 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 17.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 1.06.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.8389

Complementary

  1. #c8ff1d
  2. #541dff

Split complementary

  1. #c8ff1d
  2. #1d57ff
  3. #c51dff

Analogous

  1. #ffc51d
  2. #c8ff1d
  3. #57ff1d

Triadic

  1. #c8ff1d
  2. #1dc8ff
  3. #ff1dc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8ff1d
  2. #1dff54
  3. #541dff
  4. #ff1dc8

Square

  1. #c8ff1d
  2. #1dffc5
  3. #541dff
  4. #ff1d57

Monochromatic

  1. #638300
  2. #9dd000
  3. #c8ff1d
  4. #dbff6a
  5. #edffb6

Shades

#c8ff1d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8ff1d
  2. #b4e61a
  3. #a0cc17
  4. #8cb314
  5. #789911
  6. #64800f
  7. #50660c
  8. #3c4d09
  9. #283306
  10. #141a03
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8ff1d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8ff1d
  2. #ceff34
  3. #d3ff4a
  4. #d9ff61
  5. #deff77
  6. #e4ff8e
  7. #e9ffa5
  8. #efffbb
  9. #f4ffd2
  10. #faffe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8ff1d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8ff1d
  2. #c1f227
  3. #bae631
  4. #b2d93b
  5. #abcc45
  6. #a4c04f
  7. #9db358
  8. #96a662
  9. #8e996c
  10. #878d76
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ececec ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dff4bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffee00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffec3e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d2f2da ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f5f500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0f434 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cef7ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8ff1d {
  color: #c8ff1d;
}
Background
.bg-c8ff1d {
  background-color: #c8ff1d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8ff1d {
  border: 2px solid #c8ff1d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8ff1d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 255 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 100% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8ff1d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8ff1d, #57ff1d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8ff1d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 255 29 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 1.06 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.14 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.22 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.28 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 4.85 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.48 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.74 #3700e2 Inverted #ececec Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#c8ff1d  rgb(200, 255, 29)  hsl(75, 100%, 56%)  Electric Lime
#541dff  rgb(84, 29, 255)  hsl(255, 100%, 56%)  Han Purple
#1dc8ff  rgb(29, 200, 255)  hsl(195, 100%, 56%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ff1dc8  rgb(255, 29, 200)  hsl(315, 100%, 56%)  Shocking Pink