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#CBF342

#cbf342 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cbf342 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, 95.29% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.46% cyan, 0% magenta, 72.84% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 73.56°, with 88.06% saturation and 60.59% 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 16.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.68.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7719

Complementary

  1. #cbf342
  2. #6a42f3

Split complementary

  1. #cbf342
  2. #4273f3
  3. #c342f3

Analogous

  1. #f3c342
  2. #cbf342
  3. #73f342

Triadic

  1. #cbf342
  2. #42cbf3
  3. #f342cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbf342
  2. #42f36a
  3. #6a42f3
  4. #f342cb

Square

  1. #cbf342
  2. #42f3c3
  3. #6a42f3
  4. #f34273

Monochromatic

  1. #749309
  2. #acdb0e
  3. #cbf342
  4. #dff88a
  5. #f3fcd2

Shades

#cbf342 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbf342
  2. #b7db3b
  3. #a2c235
  4. #8eaa2e
  5. #7a9228
  6. #667a21
  7. #51611a
  8. #3d4914
  9. #29310d
  10. #141807
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbf342 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbf342
  2. #d0f455
  3. #d5f568
  4. #dbf77b
  5. #e0f88e
  6. #e5f9a1
  7. #eafab3
  8. #effbc6
  9. #f5fdd9
  10. #fafeec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbf342 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbf342
  2. #c4e848
  3. #bcdc4e
  4. #b5d155
  5. #adc55b
  6. #a6ba61
  7. #9eae67
  8. #97a36d
  9. #8f9774
  10. #888c7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e3e3e3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #daeab9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe41c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fde452 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6e7d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eeea2f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eaea4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2ecab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbf342 {
  color: #cbf342;
}
Background
.bg-cbf342 {
  background-color: #cbf342;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbf342 {
  border: 2px solid #cbf342;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbf342;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 243 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 88% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbf342 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbf342, #73f342);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbf342 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 243 66 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.68 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.97 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.19 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 5.47 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.65 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.67 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.81 #340cbd Inverted #e3e3e3 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#cbf342  rgb(203, 243, 66)  hsl(74, 88%, 61%)  Electric Lime
#6a42f3  rgb(106, 66, 243)  hsl(254, 88%, 61%)  Majorelle Blue
#42cbf3  rgb(66, 203, 243)  hsl(194, 88%, 61%)  Sky Blue
#f342cb  rgb(243, 66, 203)  hsl(314, 88%, 61%)  Shocking Pink