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#CAFE2A

#cafe2a ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cafe2a 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, 99.61% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.47% cyan, 0% magenta, 83.46% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 74.72°, with 99.07% saturation and 58.04% 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 17.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 1.29.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.8361

Complementary

  1. #cafe2a
  2. #5e2afe

Split complementary

  1. #cafe2a
  2. #2a60fe
  3. #c82afe

Analogous

  1. #fec82a
  2. #cafe2a
  3. #60fe2a

Triadic

  1. #cafe2a
  2. #2acafe
  3. #fe2aca

Tetradic

  1. #cafe2a
  2. #2afe5e
  3. #5e2afe
  4. #fe2aca

Square

  1. #cafe2a
  2. #2afec8
  3. #5e2afe
  4. #fe2a60

Monochromatic

  1. #6c8e01
  2. #a5da01
  3. #cafe2a
  4. #ddfe76
  5. #f0ffc2

Shades

#cafe2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cafe2a
  2. #b6e526
  3. #a2cb22
  4. #8db21d
  5. #799819
  6. #657f15
  7. #516611
  8. #3d4c0d
  9. #283308
  10. #141904
  11. #000000

Tints

#cafe2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cafe2a
  2. #cffe3f
  3. #d5fe55
  4. #dafe6a
  5. #dffe7f
  6. #e5ff95
  7. #eaffaa
  8. #efffbf
  9. #f4ffd4
  10. #faffea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cafe2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cafe2a
  2. #c3f133
  3. #bbe53b
  4. #b4d844
  5. #accc4c
  6. #a5bf55
  7. #9eb25e
  8. #96a666
  9. #8f996f
  10. #878d77
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ececec ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dff3bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffed00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffeb44 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d4f1d9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f5f400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0f33b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d0f6af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cafe2a {
  color: #cafe2a;
}
Background
.bg-cafe2a {
  background-color: #cafe2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cafe2a {
  border: 2px solid #cafe2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cafe2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 254 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 99% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cafe2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cafe2a, #60fe2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cafe2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 254 42 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 1.29 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.07 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.39 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.43 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 4.76 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.16 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.39 #3501d5 Inverted #ececec Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#cafe2a  rgb(202, 254, 42)  hsl(75, 99%, 58%)  Electric Lime
#5e2afe  rgb(94, 42, 254)  hsl(255, 99%, 58%)  Han Purple
#2acafe  rgb(42, 202, 254)  hsl(195, 99%, 58%)  Deep Sky Blue
#fe2aca  rgb(254, 42, 202)  hsl(315, 99%, 58%)  Shocking Pink