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#CBF138

#cbf138 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cbf138 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 94.51% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.77% cyan, 0% magenta, 76.76% yellow and 5.49% black. Its hue angle is 72.32°, with 86.85% saturation and 58.24% 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 16.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.61.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7589

Complementary

  1. #cbf138
  2. #5e38f1

Split complementary

  1. #cbf138
  2. #386ff1
  3. #ba38f1

Analogous

  1. #f1ba38
  2. #cbf138
  3. #6ff138

Triadic

  1. #cbf138
  2. #38cbf1
  3. #f138cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbf138
  2. #38f15e
  3. #5e38f1
  4. #f138cb

Square

  1. #cbf138
  2. #38f1ba
  3. #5e38f1
  4. #f1386f

Monochromatic

  1. #6d8709
  2. #a7ce0e
  3. #cbf138
  4. #def67f
  5. #f0fbc7

Shades

#cbf138 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbf138
  2. #b7d932
  3. #a2c12d
  4. #8ea927
  5. #7a9122
  6. #66791c
  7. #516016
  8. #3d4811
  9. #29300b
  10. #141806
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbf138 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbf138
  2. #d0f24c
  3. #d5f460
  4. #dbf574
  5. #e0f788
  6. #e5f89c
  7. #eaf9af
  8. #effbc3
  9. #f5fcd7
  10. #fafeeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbf138 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbf138
  2. #c4e63f
  3. #bcda46
  4. #b5cf4e
  5. #adc455
  6. #a6b95c
  7. #9ead63
  8. #97a26a
  9. #8f9772
  10. #888b79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e2e2e2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9e8b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fbe24a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6e4cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ede81f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eae844 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2e9a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbf138 {
  color: #cbf138;
}
Background
.bg-cbf138 {
  background-color: #cbf138;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbf138 {
  border: 2px solid #cbf138;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbf138;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 241 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 87% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbf138 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbf138, #6ff138);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbf138 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 241 56 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.61 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.54 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.59 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 5.05 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.15 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.18 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.26 #340ec7 Inverted #e2e2e2 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#cbf138  rgb(203, 241, 56)  hsl(72, 87%, 58%)  Electric Lime
#5e38f1  rgb(94, 56, 241)  hsl(252, 87%, 58%)  Han Purple
#38cbf1  rgb(56, 203, 241)  hsl(192, 87%, 58%)  Sky Blue
#f138cb  rgb(241, 56, 203)  hsl(312, 87%, 58%)  Shocking Pink