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#CAFA2C

#cafa2c ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cafa2c 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 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.2% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.4% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 73.98°, with 95.37% saturation and 57.65% 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 1.65.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.8111

Complementary

  1. #cafa2c
  2. #5c2cfa

Split complementary

  1. #cafa2c
  2. #2c63fa
  3. #c32cfa

Analogous

  1. #fac32c
  2. #cafa2c
  3. #63fa2c

Triadic

  1. #cafa2c
  2. #2ccafa
  3. #fa2cca

Tetradic

  1. #cafa2c
  2. #2cfa5c
  3. #5c2cfa
  4. #fa2cca

Square

  1. #cafa2c
  2. #2cfac3
  3. #5c2cfa
  4. #fa2c63

Monochromatic

  1. #6a8a03
  2. #a4d405
  3. #cafa2c
  4. #ddfc77
  5. #f0fec1

Shades

#cafa2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cafa2c
  2. #b6e128
  3. #a2c823
  4. #8daf1f
  5. #79961a
  6. #657d16
  7. #516412
  8. #3d4b0d
  9. #283209
  10. #141904
  11. #000000

Tints

#cafa2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cafa2c
  2. #cffb41
  3. #d5fb56
  4. #dafc6b
  5. #dffc80
  6. #e5fd96
  7. #eafdab
  8. #effec0
  9. #f4fed5
  10. #faffea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cafa2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cafa2c
  2. #c3ee34
  3. #bbe23d
  4. #b4d545
  5. #acc94e
  6. #a5bd56
  7. #9eb15e
  8. #96a567
  9. #8f986f
  10. #878c78
  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 #ffe844 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d5edd6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f2f000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eef03c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d1f2ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cafa2c {
  color: #cafa2c;
}
Background
.bg-cafa2c {
  background-color: #cafa2c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cafa2c {
  border: 2px solid #cafa2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cafa2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 250 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 95% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cafa2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cafa2c, #63fa2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cafa2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 250 44 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 1.65 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 3.95 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 4.61 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.77 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.78 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.54 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.83 #3505d3 Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#cafa2c  rgb(202, 250, 44)  hsl(74, 95%, 58%)  Electric Lime
#5c2cfa  rgb(92, 44, 250)  hsl(254, 95%, 58%)  Han Purple
#2ccafa  rgb(44, 202, 250)  hsl(194, 95%, 58%)  Deep Sky Blue
#fa2cca  rgb(250, 44, 202)  hsl(314, 95%, 58%)  Shocking Pink