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#CAEF3A

#caef3a ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#caef3a is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 93.73% green and 22.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.48% cyan, 0% magenta, 75.73% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 72.27°, with 84.98% saturation and 58.24% 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 15.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 4.06.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.746

Complementary

  1. #caef3a
  2. #5f3aef

Split complementary

  1. #caef3a
  2. #3a70ef
  3. #ba3aef

Analogous

  1. #efba3a
  2. #caef3a
  3. #70ef3a

Triadic

  1. #caef3a
  2. #3acaef
  3. #ef3aca

Tetradic

  1. #caef3a
  2. #3aef5f
  3. #5f3aef
  4. #ef3aca

Square

  1. #caef3a
  2. #3aefba
  3. #5f3aef
  4. #ef3a70

Monochromatic

  1. #6c850b
  2. #a6cc11
  3. #caef3a
  4. #ddf581
  5. #f0fac8

Shades

#caef3a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caef3a
  2. #b6d734
  3. #a2bf2e
  4. #8da729
  5. #798f23
  6. #65781d
  7. #516017
  8. #3d4811
  9. #28300c
  10. #141806
  11. #000000

Tints

#caef3a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caef3a
  2. #cff14e
  3. #d5f261
  4. #daf475
  5. #dff589
  6. #e5f79d
  7. #eaf9b0
  8. #effac4
  9. #f4fcd8
  10. #fafdeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caef3a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caef3a
  2. #c3e441
  3. #bbd948
  4. #b4ce4f
  5. #acc356
  6. #a5b85d
  7. #9eac64
  8. #96a16b
  9. #8f9672
  10. #878b79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e0e0e0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8e6b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fee102 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f9e04b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d5e2cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebe724 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8e645 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d1e8a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-caef3a {
  color: #caef3a;
}
Background
.bg-caef3a {
  background-color: #caef3a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caef3a {
  border: 2px solid #caef3a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caef3a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 239 58;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 85% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caef3a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caef3a, #70ef3a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caef3a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 239 58 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.06 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.26 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.97 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 5.41 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.01 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.07 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.35 #3510c5 Inverted #e0e0e0 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#caef3a  rgb(202, 239, 58)  hsl(72, 85%, 58%)  Electric Lime
#5f3aef  rgb(95, 58, 239)  hsl(252, 85%, 58%)  Han Purple
#3acaef  rgb(58, 202, 239)  hsl(192, 85%, 58%)  Sky Blue
#ef3aca  rgb(239, 58, 202)  hsl(312, 85%, 58%)  Shocking Pink