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#CAFA2A

#cafa2a ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cafa2a 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, 98.04% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.2% cyan, 0% magenta, 83.2% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 73.85°, with 95.41% saturation and 57.25% 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 17.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 1.57.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.8109

Complementary

  1. #cafa2a
  2. #5a2afa

Split complementary

  1. #cafa2a
  2. #2a62fa
  3. #c22afa

Analogous

  1. #fac22a
  2. #cafa2a
  3. #62fa2a

Triadic

  1. #cafa2a
  2. #2acafa
  3. #fa2aca

Tetradic

  1. #cafa2a
  2. #2afa5a
  3. #5a2afa
  4. #fa2aca

Square

  1. #cafa2a
  2. #2afac2
  3. #5a2afa
  4. #fa2a62

Monochromatic

  1. #698803
  2. #a3d305
  3. #cafa2a
  4. #ddfc75
  5. #effebf

Shades

#cafa2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cafa2a
  2. #b6e126
  3. #a2c822
  4. #8daf1d
  5. #799619
  6. #657d15
  7. #516411
  8. #3d4b0d
  9. #283208
  10. #141904
  11. #000000

Tints

#cafa2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cafa2a
  2. #cffb3f
  3. #d5fb55
  4. #dafc6a
  5. #dffc7f
  6. #e5fd95
  7. #eafdaa
  8. #effebf
  9. #f4fed4
  10. #faffea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cafa2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cafa2a
  2. #c3ee33
  3. #bbe23b
  4. #b4d544
  5. #acc94c
  6. #a5bd55
  7. #9eb15e
  8. #96a566
  9. #8f986f
  10. #878c77
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e9e9e9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ddf0bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffea00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe843 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d5edd6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f2f000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eef03b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d1f2ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cafa2a {
  color: #cafa2a;
}
Background
.bg-cafa2a {
  background-color: #cafa2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cafa2a {
  border: 2px solid #cafa2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cafa2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 250 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 95% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cafa2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cafa2a, #62fa2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cafa2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 250 42 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 1.57 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 3.88 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 4.55 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.79 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.83 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.53 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.92 #3505d5 Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#cafa2a  rgb(202, 250, 42)  hsl(74, 95%, 57%)  Electric Lime
#5a2afa  rgb(90, 42, 250)  hsl(254, 95%, 57%)  Han Purple
#2acafa  rgb(42, 202, 250)  hsl(194, 95%, 57%)  Deep Sky Blue
#fa2aca  rgb(250, 42, 202)  hsl(314, 95%, 57%)  Shocking Pink