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#C8FF31

#c8ff31 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c8ff31 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 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 80.78% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 76.02°, with 100% saturation and 59.61% 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 17.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 1.86.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.8402

Complementary

  1. #c8ff31
  2. #6831ff

Split complementary

  1. #c8ff31
  2. #3161ff
  3. #cf31ff

Analogous

  1. #ffcf31
  2. #c8ff31
  3. #61ff31

Triadic

  1. #c8ff31
  2. #31c8ff
  3. #ff31c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8ff31
  2. #31ff68
  3. #6831ff
  4. #ff31c8

Square

  1. #c8ff31
  2. #31ffcf
  3. #6831ff
  4. #ff3161

Monochromatic

  1. #6f9700
  2. #a7e400
  3. #c8ff31
  4. #dcff7e
  5. #f1ffca

Shades

#c8ff31 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8ff31
  2. #b4e62c
  3. #a0cc27
  4. #8cb322
  5. #78991d
  6. #648019
  7. #506614
  8. #3c4d0f
  9. #28330a
  10. #141a05
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8ff31 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8ff31
  2. #ceff46
  3. #d3ff5a
  4. #d9ff6f
  5. #deff83
  6. #e4ff98
  7. #e9ffad
  8. #efffc1
  9. #f4ffd6
  10. #faffea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8ff31 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8ff31
  2. #c1f239
  3. #bae641
  4. #b2d949
  5. #abcc51
  6. #a4c059
  7. #9db360
  8. #96a668
  9. #8e9970
  10. #878d78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ececec ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dff4be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffee00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffec49 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d2f2da ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f5f505 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0f440 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cef7b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8ff31 {
  color: #c8ff31;
}
Background
.bg-c8ff31 {
  background-color: #c8ff31;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8ff31 {
  border: 2px solid #c8ff31;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8ff31;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 255 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 100% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8ff31 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8ff31, #61ff31);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8ff31 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 255 49 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 1.86 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 3.82 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.00 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.68 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 5.36 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.78 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.83 #3700ce Inverted #ececec Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#c8ff31  rgb(200, 255, 49)  hsl(76, 100%, 60%)  Electric Lime
#6831ff  rgb(104, 49, 255)  hsl(256, 100%, 60%)  Electric Indigo
#31c8ff  rgb(49, 200, 255)  hsl(196, 100%, 60%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ff31c8  rgb(255, 49, 200)  hsl(316, 100%, 60%)  Shocking Pink