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#CAEF1C

#caef1c ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#caef1c 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 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.48% cyan, 0% magenta, 88.28% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 70.52°, with 86.83% saturation and 52.35% 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 15.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.55.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7437

Complementary

  1. #caef1c
  2. #411cef

Split complementary

  1. #caef1c
  2. #1c60ef
  3. #aa1cef

Analogous

  1. #efaa1c
  2. #caef1c
  3. #60ef1c

Triadic

  1. #caef1c
  2. #1ccaef
  3. #ef1cca

Tetradic

  1. #caef1c
  2. #1cef41
  3. #411cef
  4. #ef1cca

Square

  1. #caef1c
  2. #1cefaa
  3. #411cef
  4. #ef1c60

Monochromatic

  1. #596a08
  2. #95b20d
  3. #caef1c
  4. #dbf463
  5. #ebf9ab

Shades

#caef1c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caef1c
  2. #b6d719
  3. #a2bf16
  4. #8da714
  5. #798f11
  6. #65780e
  7. #51600b
  8. #3d4808
  9. #283006
  10. #141803
  11. #000000

Tints

#caef1c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caef1c
  2. #cff133
  3. #d5f249
  4. #daf460
  5. #dff577
  6. #e5f78e
  7. #eaf9a4
  8. #effabb
  9. #f4fcd2
  10. #fafde8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caef1c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caef1c
  2. #c3e426
  3. #bbd930
  4. #b4ce3a
  5. #acc344
  6. #a5b84e
  7. #9eac58
  8. #96a162
  9. #8f966c
  10. #878b76
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e0e0e0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7e6b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fae039 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6e2cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebe600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8e630 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d1e7a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-caef1c {
  color: #caef1c;
}
Background
.bg-caef1c {
  background-color: #caef1c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caef1c {
  border: 2px solid #caef1c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caef1c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 239 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 87% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caef1c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caef1c, #60ef1c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caef1c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 239 28 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.55 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.06 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.07 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 4.50 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.60 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.89 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.09 #3510e3 Inverted #e0e0e0 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#caef1c  rgb(202, 239, 28)  hsl(71, 87%, 52%)  Electric Lime
#411cef  rgb(65, 28, 239)  hsl(251, 87%, 52%)  Ultramarine
#1ccaef  rgb(28, 202, 239)  hsl(191, 87%, 52%)  Sky Blue
#ef1cca  rgb(239, 28, 202)  hsl(311, 87%, 52%)  Shocking Pink