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#CDF609

#cdf609 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cdf609 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, 96.47% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 96.34% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 70.38°, with 92.94% saturation and 50% 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 16.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 2.09.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7891

Complementary

  1. #cdf609
  2. #3209f6

Split complementary

  1. #cdf609
  2. #0956f6
  3. #a909f6

Analogous

  1. #f6a909
  2. #cdf609
  3. #56f609

Triadic

  1. #cdf609
  2. #09cdf6
  3. #f609cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdf609
  2. #09f632
  3. #3209f6
  4. #f609cd

Square

  1. #cdf609
  2. #09f6a9
  3. #3209f6
  4. #f60956

Monochromatic

  1. #526204
  2. #8fac06
  3. #cdf609
  4. #dcf953
  5. #ebfb9d

Shades

#cdf609 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdf609
  2. #b9dd08
  3. #a4c507
  4. #90ac06
  5. #7b9405
  6. #677b05
  7. #526204
  8. #3e4a03
  9. #293102
  10. #151901
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdf609 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdf609
  2. #d2f722
  3. #d7f83a
  4. #dcf953
  5. #e1fa6b
  6. #e6fb84
  7. #ebfb9d
  8. #f0fcb5
  9. #f5fdce
  10. #fafee6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdf609 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdf609
  2. #c5ea15
  3. #bede21
  4. #b6d32d
  5. #aec739
  6. #a7bb45
  7. #9faf50
  8. #97a35c
  9. #8f9868
  10. #888c74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e6e6e6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcecb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe635 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9e8d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f1ed00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eeed29 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4eea7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdf609 {
  color: #cdf609;
}
Background
.bg-cdf609 {
  background-color: #cdf609;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdf609 {
  border: 2px solid #cdf609;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdf609;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 246 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 70 93% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdf609 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdf609, #56f609);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdf609 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 246 9 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.09 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 2.90 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 3.48 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.39 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.12 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.40 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.06 #3209f6 Inverted #e6e6e6 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#cdf609  rgb(205, 246, 9)  hsl(70, 93%, 50%)  Electric Lime
#3209f6  rgb(50, 9, 246)  hsl(250, 93%, 50%)  Blue
#09cdf6  rgb(9, 205, 246)  hsl(190, 93%, 50%)  Sky Blue
#f609cd  rgb(246, 9, 205)  hsl(310, 93%, 50%)  Shocking Pink