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#CBF536

#cbf536 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cbf536 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, 96.08% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 77.96% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 73.19°, with 90.52% saturation and 58.63% 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 16.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 2.79.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7827

Complementary

  1. #cbf536
  2. #6036f5

Split complementary

  1. #cbf536
  2. #366cf5
  3. #bf36f5

Analogous

  1. #f5bf36
  2. #cbf536
  3. #6cf536

Triadic

  1. #cbf536
  2. #36cbf5
  3. #f536cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbf536
  2. #36f560
  3. #6036f5
  4. #f536cb

Square

  1. #cbf536
  2. #36f5bf
  3. #6036f5
  4. #f5366c

Monochromatic

  1. #6e8b07
  2. #a8d40b
  3. #cbf536
  4. #def97f
  5. #f1fcc8

Shades

#cbf536 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbf536
  2. #b7dd31
  3. #a2c42b
  4. #8eac26
  5. #7a9320
  6. #667b1b
  7. #516216
  8. #3d4a10
  9. #29310b
  10. #141905
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbf536 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbf536
  2. #d0f64a
  3. #d5f75e
  4. #dbf872
  5. #e0f986
  6. #e5fa9b
  7. #eafbaf
  8. #effcc3
  9. #f5fdd7
  10. #fafeeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbf536 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbf536
  2. #c4e93d
  3. #bcde45
  4. #b5d24c
  5. #adc654
  6. #a6bb5b
  7. #9eaf62
  8. #97a36a
  9. #8f9771
  10. #888c79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e5e5e5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbecb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe54a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6e8d2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #efec1a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ecec43 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2edaa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbf536 {
  color: #cbf536;
}
Background
.bg-cbf536 {
  background-color: #cbf536;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbf536 {
  border: 2px solid #cbf536;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbf536;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 245 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 91% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbf536 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbf536, #6cf536);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbf536 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 245 54 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.79 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.25 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 4.80 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.41 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.49 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.50 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.33 #340ac9 Inverted #e5e5e5 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#cbf536  rgb(203, 245, 54)  hsl(73, 91%, 59%)  Electric Lime
#6036f5  rgb(96, 54, 245)  hsl(253, 91%, 59%)  Han Purple
#36cbf5  rgb(54, 203, 245)  hsl(193, 91%, 59%)  Sky Blue
#f536cb  rgb(245, 54, 203)  hsl(313, 91%, 59%)  Shocking Pink