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#CCFF61

#ccff61 ≈ Green Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ccff61 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 38.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 61.96% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 79.37°, with 100% saturation and 69.02% 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 18.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Green Yellow (#adff2f), ΔE 4.49.

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Web safe#ccff66
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Relative luminance0.8522

Complementary

  1. #ccff61
  2. #9461ff

Split complementary

  1. #ccff61
  2. #617dff
  3. #e361ff

Analogous

  1. #ffe361
  2. #ccff61
  3. #7dff61

Triadic

  1. #ccff61
  2. #61ccff
  3. #ff61cc

Tetradic

  1. #ccff61
  2. #61ff94
  3. #9461ff
  4. #ff61cc

Square

  1. #ccff61
  2. #61ffe3
  3. #9461ff
  4. #ff617d

Monochromatic

  1. #87c700
  2. #b3ff15
  3. #ccff61
  4. #e5ffae
  5. #f8ffeb

Shades

#ccff61 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ccff61
  2. #b8e657
  3. #a3cc4e
  4. #8fb344
  5. #7a993a
  6. #668031
  7. #526627
  8. #3d4d1d
  9. #293313
  10. #141a0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#ccff61 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ccff61
  2. #d1ff71
  3. #d6ff81
  4. #dbff90
  5. #e0ffa0
  6. #e6ffb0
  7. #ebffc0
  8. #f0ffd0
  9. #f5ffdf
  10. #faffef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ccff61 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ccff61
  2. #c4f264
  3. #bde667
  4. #b5d96a
  5. #aecc6d
  6. #a6c071
  7. #9eb374
  8. #97a677
  9. #8f997a
  10. #888d7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eeeeee ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1f5c5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff04e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffed6d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d4f4de ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f5f656 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0f468 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d1f8b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ccff61 {
  color: #ccff61;
}
Background
.bg-ccff61 {
  background-color: #ccff61;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ccff61 {
  border: 2px solid #ccff61;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ccff61;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 255 97;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 100% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ccff61 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ccff61, #7dff61);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ccff61 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 255 97 / 0.35);
}

#adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.49 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.83 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.20 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.45 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 7.13 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 7.66 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.15 #33009e Inverted #eeeeee Grayscale 

Green Yellow
#ccff61  rgb(204, 255, 97)  hsl(79, 100%, 69%)  Green Yellow
#9461ff  rgb(148, 97, 255)  hsl(259, 100%, 69%)  Medium Slate Blue
#61ccff  rgb(97, 204, 255)  hsl(199, 100%, 69%)  Light Sky Blue
#ff61cc  rgb(255, 97, 204)  hsl(319, 100%, 69%)  Rose Pink