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#CAFF18

#caff18 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#caff18 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, 100% green and 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 90.59% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 73.77°, with 100% saturation and 54.71% 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 17.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 0.66.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.8414

Complementary

  1. #caff18
  2. #4d18ff

Split complementary

  1. #caff18
  2. #1857ff
  3. #c118ff

Analogous

  1. #ffc118
  2. #caff18
  3. #57ff18

Triadic

  1. #caff18
  2. #18caff
  3. #ff18ca

Tetradic

  1. #caff18
  2. #18ff4d
  3. #4d18ff
  4. #ff18ca

Square

  1. #caff18
  2. #18ffc1
  3. #4d18ff
  4. #ff1857

Monochromatic

  1. #617e00
  2. #9ccb00
  3. #caff18
  4. #dcff65
  5. #edffb1

Shades

#caff18 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caff18
  2. #b6e616
  3. #a2cc13
  4. #8db311
  5. #79990e
  6. #65800c
  7. #51660a
  8. #3d4d07
  9. #283305
  10. #141a02
  11. #000000

Tints

#caff18 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caff18
  2. #cfff2f
  3. #d5ff46
  4. #daff5d
  5. #dfff74
  6. #e5ff8c
  7. #eaffa3
  8. #efffba
  9. #f4ffd1
  10. #faffe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caff18 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caff18
  2. #c3f222
  3. #bbe62d
  4. #b4d937
  5. #accc42
  6. #a5c04c
  7. #9eb356
  8. #96a661
  9. #8f996b
  10. #878d76
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ececec ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dff4bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffee00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffec3c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d5f2d9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f6f500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1f431 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d0f7ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-caff18 {
  color: #caff18;
}
Background
.bg-caff18 {
  background-color: #caff18;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caff18 {
  border: 2px solid #caff18;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caff18;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 255 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 100% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caff18 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caff18, #57ff18);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caff18 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 255 24 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 0.66 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 3.74 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 4.45 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.59 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.68 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.57 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.78 #3500e7 Inverted #ececec Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#caff18  rgb(202, 255, 24)  hsl(74, 100%, 55%)  Electric Lime
#4d18ff  rgb(77, 24, 255)  hsl(254, 100%, 55%)  Han Purple
#18caff  rgb(24, 202, 255)  hsl(194, 100%, 55%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ff18ca  rgb(255, 24, 202)  hsl(314, 100%, 55%)  Shocking Pink