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#C9F00A

#c9f00a ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#c9f00a is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 94.12% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.25% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.83% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 70.17°, with 92% saturation and 49.02% 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 15.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.23.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7476

Complementary

  1. #c9f00a
  2. #310af0

Split complementary

  1. #c9f00a
  2. #0a56f0
  3. #a40af0

Analogous

  1. #f0a40a
  2. #c9f00a
  3. #56f00a

Triadic

  1. #c9f00a
  2. #0ac9f0
  3. #f00ac9

Tetradic

  1. #c9f00a
  2. #0af031
  3. #310af0
  4. #f00ac9

Square

  1. #c9f00a
  2. #0af0a4
  3. #310af0
  4. #f00a56

Monochromatic

  1. #4e5d04
  2. #8ca707
  3. #c9f00a
  4. #dbf84f
  5. #eafb98

Shades

#c9f00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c9f00a
  2. #b5d809
  3. #a1c008
  4. #8da807
  5. #799006
  6. #657805
  7. #506004
  8. #3c4803
  9. #283002
  10. #141801
  11. #000000

Tints

#c9f00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c9f00a
  2. #cef223
  3. #d4f33b
  4. #d9f554
  5. #dff66c
  6. #e4f885
  7. #e9f99d
  8. #effbb6
  9. #f4fcce
  10. #fafee7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c9f00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c9f00a
  2. #c2e516
  3. #bada22
  4. #b3ce2d
  5. #acc339
  6. #a5b845
  7. #9dad51
  8. #96a25d
  9. #8f9668
  10. #878b74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e0e0e0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7e7b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fbe133 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d5e3cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ece700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9e728 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d0e8a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c9f00a {
  color: #c9f00a;
}
Background
.bg-c9f00a {
  background-color: #c9f00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c9f00a {
  border: 2px solid #c9f00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c9f00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 240 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 70 92% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c9f00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c9f00a, #56f00a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c9f00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 240 10 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.23 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 3.87 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 4.34 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.43 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.41 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.76 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.52 #360ff5 Inverted #e0e0e0 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#c9f00a  rgb(201, 240, 10)  hsl(70, 92%, 49%)  Electric Lime
#310af0  rgb(49, 10, 240)  hsl(250, 92%, 49%)  Blue
#0ac9f0  rgb(10, 201, 240)  hsl(190, 92%, 49%)  Sky Blue
#f00ac9  rgb(240, 10, 201)  hsl(310, 92%, 49%)  Shocking Pink