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#CBFF49

#cbff49 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cbff49 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, 100% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 71.37% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 77.14°, with 100% saturation and 64.31% 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 17.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.14.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.847

Complementary

  1. #cbff49
  2. #7d49ff

Split complementary

  1. #cbff49
  2. #4970ff
  3. #d849ff

Analogous

  1. #ffd849
  2. #cbff49
  3. #70ff49

Triadic

  1. #cbff49
  2. #49cbff
  3. #ff49cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbff49
  2. #49ff7d
  3. #7d49ff
  4. #ff49cb

Square

  1. #cbff49
  2. #49ffd8
  3. #7d49ff
  4. #ff4970

Monochromatic

  1. #7daf00
  2. #b4fb00
  3. #cbff49
  4. #e1ff95
  5. #f7ffe2

Shades

#cbff49 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbff49
  2. #b7e642
  3. #a2cc3a
  4. #8eb333
  5. #7a992c
  6. #668025
  7. #51661d
  8. #3d4d16
  9. #29330f
  10. #141a07
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbff49 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbff49
  2. #d0ff5b
  3. #d5ff6d
  4. #dbff80
  5. #e0ff92
  6. #e5ffa4
  7. #eaffb6
  8. #efffc8
  9. #f5ffdb
  10. #faffed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbff49 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbff49
  2. #c4f24f
  3. #bce654
  4. #b5d95a
  5. #adcc5f
  6. #a6c065
  7. #9eb36a
  8. #97a670
  9. #8f9975
  10. #888d7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ededed ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0f4c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffef26 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffed59 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d4f3dc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f5f537 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1f453 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d1f8b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbff49 {
  color: #cbff49;
}
Background
.bg-cbff49 {
  background-color: #cbff49;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbff49 {
  border: 2px solid #cbff49;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbff49;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 255 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 100% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbff49 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbff49, #70ff49);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbff49 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 255 73 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.14 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 3.89 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.47 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.42 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.89 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.04 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.89 #3400b6 Inverted #ededed Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#cbff49  rgb(203, 255, 73)  hsl(77, 100%, 64%)  Electric Lime
#7d49ff  rgb(125, 73, 255)  hsl(257, 100%, 64%)  Majorelle Blue
#49cbff  rgb(73, 203, 255)  hsl(197, 100%, 64%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ff49cb  rgb(255, 73, 203)  hsl(317, 100%, 64%)  Rose Pink