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#CCFF42

#ccff42 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ccff42 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 100% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 74.12% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 76.19°, with 100% saturation and 62.94% 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 17.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 2.54.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.8475

Complementary

  1. #ccff42
  2. #7542ff

Split complementary

  1. #ccff42
  2. #426dff
  3. #d342ff

Analogous

  1. #ffd342
  2. #ccff42
  3. #6dff42

Triadic

  1. #ccff42
  2. #42ccff
  3. #ff42cc

Tetradic

  1. #ccff42
  2. #42ff75
  3. #7542ff
  4. #ff42cc

Square

  1. #ccff42
  2. #42ffd3
  3. #7542ff
  4. #ff426d

Monochromatic

  1. #7ba800
  2. #b3f400
  3. #ccff42
  4. #e1ff8e
  5. #f5ffdb

Shades

#ccff42 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ccff42
  2. #b8e63b
  3. #a3cc35
  4. #8fb32e
  5. #7a9928
  6. #668021
  7. #52661a
  8. #3d4d14
  9. #29330d
  10. #141a07
  11. #000000

Tints

#ccff42 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ccff42
  2. #d1ff55
  3. #d6ff68
  4. #dbff7b
  5. #e0ff8e
  6. #e6ffa1
  7. #ebffb3
  8. #f0ffc6
  9. #f5ffd9
  10. #faffec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ccff42 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ccff42
  2. #c4f248
  3. #bde64e
  4. #b5d955
  5. #aecc5b
  6. #a6c061
  7. #9eb367
  8. #97a66d
  9. #8f9974
  10. #888d7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ededed ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1f4c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffef14 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffed54 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6f2db ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f6f52d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1f44d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2f8b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ccff42 {
  color: #ccff42;
}
Background
.bg-ccff42 {
  background-color: #ccff42;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ccff42 {
  border: 2px solid #ccff42;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ccff42;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 255 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 100% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ccff42 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ccff42, #6dff42);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ccff42 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 255 66 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.54 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.11 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.53 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.86 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 5.50 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.35 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.65 #3300bd Inverted #ededed Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#ccff42  rgb(204, 255, 66)  hsl(76, 100%, 63%)  Electric Lime
#7542ff  rgb(117, 66, 255)  hsl(256, 100%, 63%)  Majorelle Blue
#42ccff  rgb(66, 204, 255)  hsl(196, 100%, 63%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ff42cc  rgb(255, 66, 204)  hsl(316, 100%, 63%)  Shocking Pink