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#CAEF05

#caef05 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#caef05 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 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.48% cyan, 0% magenta, 97.91% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 69.49°, with 95.9% saturation and 47.84% 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. #caef05
  2. #2a05ef

Split complementary

  1. #caef05
  2. #0555ef
  3. #9f05ef

Analogous

  1. #ef9f05
  2. #caef05
  3. #55ef05

Triadic

  1. #caef05
  2. #05caef
  3. #ef05ca

Tetradic

  1. #caef05
  2. #05ef2a
  3. #2a05ef
  4. #ef05ca

Square

  1. #caef05
  2. #05ef9f
  3. #2a05ef
  4. #ef0555

Monochromatic

  1. #4b5902
  2. #8ba403
  3. #caef05
  4. #defb45
  5. #ecfd90

Shades

#caef05 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caef05
  2. #b6d705
  3. #a2bf04
  4. #8da704
  5. #798f03
  6. #657803
  7. #516002
  8. #3d4802
  9. #283001
  10. #141801
  11. #000000

Tints

#caef05 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caef05
  2. #cff11e
  3. #d5f237
  4. #daf450
  5. #dff569
  6. #e5f782
  7. #eaf99b
  8. #effab4
  9. #f4fccd
  10. #fafde6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caef05 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caef05
  2. #c3e411
  3. #bbd91e
  4. #b4ce2a
  5. #acc336
  6. #a5b843
  7. #9eac4f
  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 #fae032 ≈ 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-caef05 {
  color: #caef05;
}
Background
.bg-caef05 {
  background-color: #caef05;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caef05 {
  border: 2px solid #caef05;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caef05;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 239 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 96% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caef05 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caef05, #55ef05);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caef05 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 239 5 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.52 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 3.86 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.12 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 4.27 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.78 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 7.14 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.50 #3510fa Inverted #e0e0e0 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#caef05  rgb(202, 239, 5)  hsl(69, 96%, 48%)  Electric Lime
#2a05ef  rgb(42, 5, 239)  hsl(249, 96%, 48%)  Blue
#05caef  rgb(5, 202, 239)  hsl(189, 96%, 48%)  Sky Blue
#ef05ca  rgb(239, 5, 202)  hsl(309, 96%, 48%)  Shocking Pink