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#CAF940

#caf940 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#caf940 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, 97.65% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 74.3% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 75.24°, with 93.91% saturation and 61.37% 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 17.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 2.8.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.8068

Complementary

  1. #caf940
  2. #6f40f9

Split complementary

  1. #caf940
  2. #406df9
  3. #cb40f9

Analogous

  1. #f9cb40
  2. #caf940
  3. #6df940

Triadic

  1. #caf940
  2. #40caf9
  3. #f940ca

Tetradic

  1. #caf940
  2. #40f96f
  3. #6f40f9
  4. #f940ca

Square

  1. #caf940
  2. #40f9cb
  3. #6f40f9
  4. #f9406d

Monochromatic

  1. #759b05
  2. #ade507
  3. #caf940
  4. #dffb8a
  5. #f3fed4

Shades

#caf940 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caf940
  2. #b6e03a
  3. #a2c733
  4. #8dae2d
  5. #799526
  6. #657d20
  7. #51641a
  8. #3d4b13
  9. #28320d
  10. #141906
  11. #000000

Tints

#caf940 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caf940
  2. #cffa53
  3. #d5fa66
  4. #dafb79
  5. #dffb8c
  6. #e5fca0
  7. #eafdb3
  8. #effdc6
  9. #f4fed9
  10. #fafeec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caf940 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caf940
  2. #c3ed46
  3. #bbe14d
  4. #b4d553
  5. #acc95a
  6. #a5bd60
  7. #9eb066
  8. #96a46d
  9. #8f9873
  10. #878c7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e8e8e8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ddefbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe912 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe852 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d4edd6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f1f02b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #edef4b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d0f2ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-caf940 {
  color: #caf940;
}
Background
.bg-caf940 {
  background-color: #caf940;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caf940 {
  border: 2px solid #caf940;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caf940;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 249 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 94% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caf940 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caf940, #6df940);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caf940 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 249 64 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.80 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.54 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.79 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.83 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 5.44 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.79 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.55 #3506bf Inverted #e8e8e8 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#caf940  rgb(202, 249, 64)  hsl(75, 94%, 61%)  Electric Lime
#6f40f9  rgb(111, 64, 249)  hsl(255, 94%, 61%)  Majorelle Blue
#40caf9  rgb(64, 202, 249)  hsl(195, 94%, 61%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f940ca  rgb(249, 64, 202)  hsl(315, 94%, 61%)  Shocking Pink