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#CAF552

#caf552 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#caf552 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 96.08% green and 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.55% cyan, 0% magenta, 66.53% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 75.83°, with 89.07% saturation and 64.12% 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 16.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 4.53.

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Web safe#ccff66
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Relative luminance0.7847

Complementary

  1. #caf552
  2. #7d52f5

Split complementary

  1. #caf552
  2. #5279f5
  3. #cf52f5

Analogous

  1. #f5cf52
  2. #caf552
  3. #79f552

Triadic

  1. #caf552
  2. #52caf5
  3. #f552ca

Tetradic

  1. #caf552
  2. #52f57d
  3. #7d52f5
  4. #f552ca

Square

  1. #caf552
  2. #52f5cf
  3. #7d52f5
  4. #f55279

Monochromatic

  1. #7ca50a
  2. #b2ed0e
  3. #caf552
  4. #e0f99a
  5. #f6fde3

Shades

#caf552 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caf552
  2. #b6dd4a
  3. #a2c442
  4. #8dac39
  5. #799331
  6. #657b29
  7. #516221
  8. #3d4a19
  9. #283110
  10. #141908
  11. #000000

Tints

#caf552 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caf552
  2. #cff663
  3. #d5f775
  4. #daf886
  5. #dff997
  6. #e5faa9
  7. #eafbba
  8. #effccb
  9. #f4fddc
  10. #fafeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caf552 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caf552
  2. #c3e957
  3. #bbde5b
  4. #b4d260
  5. #acc664
  6. #a5bb69
  7. #9eaf6e
  8. #96a372
  9. #8f9777
  10. #878c7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e5e5e5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbecbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe63a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fde55f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d4e9d4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eeec45 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eaec5a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d0eeaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-caf552 {
  color: #caf552;
}
Background
.bg-caf552 {
  background-color: #caf552;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caf552 {
  border: 2px solid #caf552;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caf552;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 245 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 89% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caf552 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caf552, #79f552);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caf552 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 245 82 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.53 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.53 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.18 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.63 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.11 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.27 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.30 #350aad Inverted #e5e5e5 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#caf552  rgb(202, 245, 82)  hsl(76, 89%, 64%)  Electric Lime
#7d52f5  rgb(125, 82, 245)  hsl(256, 89%, 64%)  Medium Slate Blue
#52caf5  rgb(82, 202, 245)  hsl(196, 89%, 64%)  Sky Blue
#f552ca  rgb(245, 82, 202)  hsl(316, 89%, 64%)  Rose Pink