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#CBFF27

#cbff27 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cbff27 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 100% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 84.71% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 74.44°, with 100% saturation and 57.65% 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 17.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 1.07.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.8436

Complementary

  1. #cbff27
  2. #5b27ff

Split complementary

  1. #cbff27
  2. #275fff
  3. #c727ff

Analogous

  1. #ffc727
  2. #cbff27
  3. #5fff27

Triadic

  1. #cbff27
  2. #27cbff
  3. #ff27cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbff27
  2. #27ff5b
  3. #5b27ff
  4. #ff27cb

Square

  1. #cbff27
  2. #27ffc7
  3. #5b27ff
  4. #ff275f

Monochromatic

  1. #6b8d00
  2. #a5da00
  3. #cbff27
  4. #ddff74
  5. #f0ffc0

Shades

#cbff27 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbff27
  2. #b7e623
  3. #a2cc1f
  4. #8eb31b
  5. #7a9917
  6. #668014
  7. #516610
  8. #3d4d0c
  9. #293308
  10. #141a04
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbff27 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbff27
  2. #d0ff3d
  3. #d5ff52
  4. #dbff68
  5. #e0ff7d
  6. #e5ff93
  7. #eaffa9
  8. #efffbe
  9. #f5ffd4
  10. #faffe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbff27 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbff27
  2. #c4f230
  3. #bce639
  4. #b5d942
  5. #adcc4b
  6. #a6c054
  7. #9eb35c
  8. #97a665
  9. #8f996e
  10. #888d77
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ededed ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0f4be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffee00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffec43 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6f2da ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f6f500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f2f439 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d1f7af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbff27 {
  color: #cbff27;
}
Background
.bg-cbff27 {
  background-color: #cbff27;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbff27 {
  border: 2px solid #cbff27;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbff27;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 255 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 100% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbff27 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbff27, #5fff27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbff27 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 255 39 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 1.07 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 3.90 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.53 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.56 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 4.60 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.43 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.51 #3400d8 Inverted #ededed Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#cbff27  rgb(203, 255, 39)  hsl(74, 100%, 58%)  Electric Lime
#5b27ff  rgb(91, 39, 255)  hsl(254, 100%, 58%)  Han Purple
#27cbff  rgb(39, 203, 255)  hsl(194, 100%, 58%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ff27cb  rgb(255, 39, 203)  hsl(314, 100%, 58%)  Shocking Pink