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#CAEF03

#caef03 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#caef03 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 93.73% green and 1.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.48% cyan, 0% magenta, 98.74% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 69.41°, with 97.52% saturation and 47.45% 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 15.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.52.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.743

Complementary

  1. #caef03
  2. #2803ef

Split complementary

  1. #caef03
  2. #0354ef
  3. #9e03ef

Analogous

  1. #ef9e03
  2. #caef03
  3. #54ef03

Triadic

  1. #caef03
  2. #03caef
  3. #ef03ca

Tetradic

  1. #caef03
  2. #03ef28
  3. #2803ef
  4. #ef03ca

Square

  1. #caef03
  2. #03ef9e
  3. #2803ef
  4. #ef0354

Monochromatic

  1. #4a5801
  2. #8aa302
  3. #caef03
  4. #dffd42
  5. #ecfe8d

Shades

#caef03 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caef03
  2. #b6d703
  3. #a2bf02
  4. #8da702
  5. #798f02
  6. #657802
  7. #516001
  8. #3d4801
  9. #283001
  10. #141800
  11. #000000

Tints

#caef03 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caef03
  2. #cff11c
  3. #d5f235
  4. #daf44f
  5. #dff568
  6. #e5f781
  7. #eaf99a
  8. #effab3
  9. #f4fccd
  10. #fafde6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caef03 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caef03
  2. #c3e410
  3. #bbd91c
  4. #b4ce29
  5. #acc335
  6. #a5b842
  7. #9eac4e
  8. #96a15b
  9. #8f9667
  10. #878b74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e0e0e0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7e6b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fae031 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6e2cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ece600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9e626 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2e7a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-caef03 {
  color: #caef03;
}
Background
.bg-caef03 {
  background-color: #caef03;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caef03 {
  border: 2px solid #caef03;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caef03;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 239 3;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 98% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caef03 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caef03, #54ef03);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caef03 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 239 3 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.52 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 3.85 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.13 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 4.26 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.79 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 7.16 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.53 #3510fc Inverted #e0e0e0 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#caef03  rgb(202, 239, 3)  hsl(69, 98%, 47%)  Electric Lime
#2803ef  rgb(40, 3, 239)  hsl(249, 98%, 47%)  Blue
#03caef  rgb(3, 202, 239)  hsl(189, 98%, 47%)  Sky Blue
#ef03ca  rgb(239, 3, 202)  hsl(309, 98%, 47%)  Shocking Pink