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#CBF855

#cbf855 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cbf855 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 97.25% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.15% cyan, 0% magenta, 65.73% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 76.56°, with 92.09% saturation and 65.29% 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 17.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 4.44.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff66
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Relative luminance0.8049

Complementary

  1. #cbf855
  2. #8255f8

Split complementary

  1. #cbf855
  2. #5579f8
  3. #d355f8

Analogous

  1. #f8d355
  2. #cbf855
  3. #79f855

Triadic

  1. #cbf855
  2. #55cbf8
  3. #f855cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbf855
  2. #55f882
  3. #8255f8
  4. #f855cb

Square

  1. #cbf855
  2. #55f8d3
  3. #8255f8
  4. #f85579

Monochromatic

  1. #7fad07
  2. #b5f50c
  3. #cbf855
  4. #e1fb9e
  5. #f8fee8

Shades

#cbf855 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbf855
  2. #b7df4d
  3. #a2c644
  4. #8eae3c
  5. #7a9533
  6. #667c2b
  7. #516322
  8. #3d4a1a
  9. #293211
  10. #141909
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbf855 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbf855
  2. #d0f966
  3. #d5f977
  4. #dbfa88
  5. #e0fb99
  6. #e5fcaa
  7. #eafcbb
  8. #effdcc
  9. #f5fedd
  10. #fafeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbf855 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbf855
  2. #c4ec59
  3. #bce05e
  4. #b5d462
  5. #adc866
  6. #a6bc6b
  7. #9eb06f
  8. #97a473
  9. #8f9877
  10. #888c7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e8e8e8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ddeebf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe93e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe762 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d4ecd7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f0ef48 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ecee5d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d1f1b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbf855 {
  color: #cbf855;
}
Background
.bg-cbf855 {
  background-color: #cbf855;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbf855 {
  border: 2px solid #cbf855;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbf855;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 248 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 92% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbf855 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbf855, #79f855);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbf855 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 248 85 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.44 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.63 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.86 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.44 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.15 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.68 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.84 #3407aa Inverted #e8e8e8 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#cbf855  rgb(203, 248, 85)  hsl(77, 92%, 65%)  Electric Lime
#8255f8  rgb(130, 85, 248)  hsl(257, 92%, 65%)  Medium Slate Blue
#55cbf8  rgb(85, 203, 248)  hsl(197, 92%, 65%)  Baby Blue
#f855cb  rgb(248, 85, 203)  hsl(317, 92%, 65%)  Rose Pink