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#C9FA4E

#c9fa4e ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c9fa4e is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 98.04% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.6% cyan, 0% magenta, 68.8% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 77.09°, with 94.51% saturation and 64.31% 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 17.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.83.

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Web safe#ccff66
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Relative luminance0.8134

Complementary

  1. #c9fa4e
  2. #7f4efa

Split complementary

  1. #c9fa4e
  2. #4e73fa
  3. #d54efa

Analogous

  1. #fad54e
  2. #c9fa4e
  3. #73fa4e

Triadic

  1. #c9fa4e
  2. #4ec9fa
  3. #fa4ec9

Tetradic

  1. #c9fa4e
  2. #4efa7f
  3. #7f4efa
  4. #fa4ec9

Square

  1. #c9fa4e
  2. #4efad5
  3. #7f4efa
  4. #fa4e73

Monochromatic

  1. #7baa05
  2. #b1f507
  3. #c9fa4e
  4. #e0fc98
  5. #f6fee3

Shades

#c9fa4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c9fa4e
  2. #b5e146
  3. #a1c83e
  4. #8daf37
  5. #79962f
  6. #657d27
  7. #50641f
  8. #3c4b17
  9. #283210
  10. #141908
  11. #000000

Tints

#c9fa4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c9fa4e
  2. #cefb60
  3. #d4fb71
  4. #d9fc83
  5. #dffc95
  6. #e4fda7
  7. #e9fdb8
  8. #effeca
  9. #f4fedc
  10. #faffed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c9fa4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c9fa4e
  2. #c2ee53
  3. #bae258
  4. #b3d55d
  5. #acc962
  6. #a5bd67
  7. #9db16c
  8. #96a571
  9. #8f9876
  10. #878c7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e9e9e9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ddf0bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffea32 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe85c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d2eed8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f1f13f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #edf057 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cff3b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c9fa4e {
  color: #c9fa4e;
}
Background
.bg-c9fa4e {
  background-color: #c9fa4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c9fa4e {
  border: 2px solid #c9fa4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c9fa4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 250 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 95% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c9fa4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c9fa4e, #73fa4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c9fa4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 250 78 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.83 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.20 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.75 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.93 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.88 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.46 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.24 #3605b1 Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#c9fa4e  rgb(201, 250, 78)  hsl(77, 95%, 64%)  Electric Lime
#7f4efa  rgb(127, 78, 250)  hsl(257, 95%, 64%)  Majorelle Blue
#4ec9fa  rgb(78, 201, 250)  hsl(197, 95%, 64%)  Deep Sky Blue
#fa4ec9  rgb(250, 78, 201)  hsl(317, 95%, 64%)  Rose Pink