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#CDF421

#cdf421 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cdf421 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 95.69% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 86.48% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 71.09°, with 90.56% saturation and 54.31% 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 16.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 2.59.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7779

Complementary

  1. #cdf421
  2. #4821f4

Split complementary

  1. #cdf421
  2. #2163f4
  3. #b121f4

Analogous

  1. #f4b121
  2. #cdf421
  3. #63f421

Triadic

  1. #cdf421
  2. #21cdf4
  3. #f421cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdf421
  2. #21f448
  3. #4821f4
  4. #f421cd

Square

  1. #cdf421
  2. #21f4b1
  3. #4821f4
  4. #f42163

Monochromatic

  1. #617606
  2. #9dbf09
  3. #cdf421
  4. #ddf86a
  5. #eefbb3

Shades

#cdf421 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdf421
  2. #b9dc1e
  3. #a4c31a
  4. #90ab17
  5. #7b9214
  6. #677a11
  7. #52620d
  8. #3e490a
  9. #293107
  10. #151803
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdf421 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdf421
  2. #d2f537
  3. #d7f64d
  4. #dcf764
  5. #e1f87a
  6. #e6fa90
  7. #ebfba6
  8. #f0fcbc
  9. #f5fdd3
  10. #fafee9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdf421 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdf421
  2. #c5e82b
  3. #bedd34
  4. #b6d13e
  5. #aec647
  6. #a7ba51
  7. #9fae5a
  8. #97a364
  9. #8f976d
  10. #888c77
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e4e4e4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbebb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe53d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9e7d0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f0eb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #edeb34 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4eca7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdf421 {
  color: #cdf421;
}
Background
.bg-cdf421 {
  background-color: #cdf421;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdf421 {
  border: 2px solid #cdf421;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdf421;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 244 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 91% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdf421 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdf421, #63f421);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdf421 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 244 33 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.59 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 3.35 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 3.87 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.88 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.19 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.39 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.51 #320bde Inverted #e4e4e4 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#cdf421  rgb(205, 244, 33)  hsl(71, 91%, 54%)  Electric Lime
#4821f4  rgb(72, 33, 244)  hsl(251, 91%, 54%)  Han Purple
#21cdf4  rgb(33, 205, 244)  hsl(191, 91%, 54%)  Sky Blue
#f421cd  rgb(244, 33, 205)  hsl(311, 91%, 54%)  Shocking Pink