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#CAFF2E

#caff2e ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#caff2e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 81.96% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 75.22°, with 100% saturation and 59.02% 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 17.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 1.49.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.8427

Complementary

  1. #caff2e
  2. #632eff

Split complementary

  1. #caff2e
  2. #2e61ff
  3. #cc2eff

Analogous

  1. #ffcc2e
  2. #caff2e
  3. #61ff2e

Triadic

  1. #caff2e
  2. #2ecaff
  3. #ff2eca

Tetradic

  1. #caff2e
  2. #2eff63
  3. #632eff
  4. #ff2eca

Square

  1. #caff2e
  2. #2effcc
  3. #632eff
  4. #ff2e61

Monochromatic

  1. #6e9400
  2. #a8e100
  3. #caff2e
  4. #ddff7b
  5. #f1ffc7

Shades

#caff2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caff2e
  2. #b6e629
  3. #a2cc25
  4. #8db320
  5. #79991c
  6. #658017
  7. #516612
  8. #3d4d0e
  9. #283309
  10. #141a05
  11. #000000

Tints

#caff2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caff2e
  2. #cfff43
  3. #d5ff58
  4. #daff6d
  5. #dfff82
  6. #e5ff97
  7. #eaffab
  8. #efffc0
  9. #f4ffd5
  10. #faffea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caff2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caff2e
  2. #c3f236
  3. #bbe63e
  4. #b4d947
  5. #accc4f
  6. #a5c057
  7. #9eb35f
  8. #96a667
  9. #8f9970
  10. #878d78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ececec ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0f4be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffee00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffec47 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d4f2da ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f6f500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1f43e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d0f7b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-caff2e {
  color: #caff2e;
}
Background
.bg-caff2e {
  background-color: #caff2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caff2e {
  border: 2px solid #caff2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caff2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 255 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 100% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caff2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caff2e, #61ff2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caff2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 255 46 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 1.49 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.21 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.27 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.33 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 4.95 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.08 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.63 #3500d1 Inverted #ececec Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#caff2e  rgb(202, 255, 46)  hsl(75, 100%, 59%)  Electric Lime
#632eff  rgb(99, 46, 255)  hsl(255, 100%, 59%)  Electric Indigo
#2ecaff  rgb(46, 202, 255)  hsl(195, 100%, 59%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ff2eca  rgb(255, 46, 202)  hsl(315, 100%, 59%)  Shocking Pink