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#C9F032

#c9f032 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c9f032 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 94.12% green and 19.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.25% cyan, 0% magenta, 79.17% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 72.32°, with 86.36% saturation and 56.86% 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 15.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.6.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7497

Complementary

  1. #c9f032
  2. #5932f0

Split complementary

  1. #c9f032
  2. #326af0
  3. #b832f0

Analogous

  1. #f0b832
  2. #c9f032
  3. #6af032

Triadic

  1. #c9f032
  2. #32c9f0
  3. #f032c9

Tetradic

  1. #c9f032
  2. #32f059
  3. #5932f0
  4. #f032c9

Square

  1. #c9f032
  2. #32f0b8
  3. #5932f0
  4. #f0326a

Monochromatic

  1. #678009
  2. #a1c70f
  3. #c9f032
  4. #dcf579
  5. #effac1

Shades

#c9f032 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c9f032
  2. #b5d82d
  3. #a1c028
  4. #8da823
  5. #79901e
  6. #657819
  7. #506014
  8. #3c480f
  9. #28300a
  10. #141805
  11. #000000

Tints

#c9f032 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c9f032
  2. #cef247
  3. #d4f35b
  4. #d9f570
  5. #dff684
  6. #e4f899
  7. #e9f9ad
  8. #effbc2
  9. #f4fcd6
  10. #fafeeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c9f032 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c9f032
  2. #c2e53a
  3. #bada42
  4. #b3ce49
  5. #acc351
  6. #a5b859
  7. #9dad61
  8. #96a269
  9. #8f9670
  10. #878b78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e1e1e1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8e7b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fae146 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d4e3ce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebe713 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8e73f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d0e8a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c9f032 {
  color: #c9f032;
}
Background
.bg-c9f032 {
  background-color: #c9f032;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c9f032 {
  border: 2px solid #c9f032;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c9f032;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 240 50;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 86% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c9f032 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c9f032, #6af032);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c9f032 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 240 50 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.60 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.49 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.65 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 5.13 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.05 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.16 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.32 #360fcd Inverted #e1e1e1 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#c9f032  rgb(201, 240, 50)  hsl(72, 86%, 57%)  Electric Lime
#5932f0  rgb(89, 50, 240)  hsl(252, 86%, 57%)  Han Purple
#32c9f0  rgb(50, 201, 240)  hsl(192, 86%, 57%)  Sky Blue
#f032c9  rgb(240, 50, 201)  hsl(312, 86%, 57%)  Shocking Pink