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#C9F348

#c9f348 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c9f348 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, 95.29% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.28% cyan, 0% magenta, 70.37% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 74.74°, with 87.69% saturation and 61.76% 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 16.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 4.09.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7699

Complementary

  1. #c9f348
  2. #7248f3

Split complementary

  1. #c9f348
  2. #4873f3
  3. #c848f3

Analogous

  1. #f3c848
  2. #c9f348
  3. #73f348

Triadic

  1. #c9f348
  2. #48c9f3
  3. #f348c9

Tetradic

  1. #c9f348
  2. #48f372
  3. #7248f3
  4. #f348c9

Square

  1. #c9f348
  2. #48f3c8
  3. #7248f3
  4. #f34873

Monochromatic

  1. #75980a
  2. #ace00f
  3. #c9f348
  4. #def890
  5. #f3fcd8

Shades

#c9f348 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c9f348
  2. #b5db41
  3. #a1c23a
  4. #8daa32
  5. #79922b
  6. #657a24
  7. #50611d
  8. #3c4916
  9. #28310e
  10. #141807
  11. #000000

Tints

#c9f348 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c9f348
  2. #cef45a
  3. #d4f56d
  4. #d9f77f
  5. #dff891
  6. #e4f9a4
  7. #e9fab6
  8. #effbc8
  9. #f4fdda
  10. #fafeed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c9f348 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c9f348
  2. #c2e84e
  3. #badc53
  4. #b3d159
  5. #acc55e
  6. #a5ba64
  7. #9dae6a
  8. #96a36f
  9. #8f9775
  10. #878c7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e3e3e3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9eab9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe42a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fce357 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d3e7d2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #edea38 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9ea51 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cfecac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c9f348 {
  color: #c9f348;
}
Background
.bg-c9f348 {
  background-color: #c9f348;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c9f348 {
  border: 2px solid #c9f348;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c9f348;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 243 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 88% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c9f348 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c9f348, #73f348);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c9f348 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 243 72 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.09 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.98 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.34 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.58 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.59 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.63 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.10 #360cb7 Inverted #e3e3e3 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#c9f348  rgb(201, 243, 72)  hsl(75, 88%, 62%)  Electric Lime
#7248f3  rgb(114, 72, 243)  hsl(255, 88%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#48c9f3  rgb(72, 201, 243)  hsl(195, 88%, 62%)  Sky Blue
#f348c9  rgb(243, 72, 201)  hsl(315, 88%, 62%)  Shocking Pink