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#CDF916

#cdf916 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cdf916 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, 97.65% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 91.16% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 71.63°, with 94.98% saturation and 53.14% 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 17.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 1.41.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.8079

Complementary

  1. #cdf916
  2. #4216f9

Split complementary

  1. #cdf916
  2. #165cf9
  3. #b416f9

Analogous

  1. #f9b416
  2. #cdf916
  3. #5cf916

Triadic

  1. #cdf916
  2. #16cdf9
  3. #f916cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdf916
  2. #16f942
  3. #4216f9
  4. #f916cd

Square

  1. #cdf916
  2. #16f9b4
  3. #4216f9
  4. #f9165c

Monochromatic

  1. #5d7303
  2. #9abe05
  3. #cdf916
  4. #ddfb61
  5. #edfdab

Shades

#cdf916 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdf916
  2. #b9e014
  3. #a4c712
  4. #90ae0f
  5. #7b950d
  6. #677d0b
  7. #526409
  8. #3e4b07
  9. #293204
  10. #151902
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdf916 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdf916
  2. #d2fa2d
  3. #d7fa45
  4. #dcfb5c
  5. #e1fb73
  6. #e6fc8b
  7. #ebfda2
  8. #f0fdb9
  9. #f5fed0
  10. #fafee8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdf916 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdf916
  2. #c5ed21
  3. #bee12b
  4. #b6d536
  5. #aec940
  6. #a7bd4b
  7. #9fb056
  8. #97a460
  9. #8f986b
  10. #888c75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e8e8e8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #deefb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe839 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9ecd4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f3f000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #efef2f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4f1aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdf916 {
  color: #cdf916;
}
Background
.bg-cdf916 {
  background-color: #cdf916;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdf916 {
  border: 2px solid #cdf916;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdf916;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 249 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 95% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdf916 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdf916, #5cf916);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdf916 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 249 22 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 1.41 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 2.95 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 3.61 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.63 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.83 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.02 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.85 #3206e9 Inverted #e8e8e8 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#cdf916  rgb(205, 249, 22)  hsl(72, 95%, 53%)  Electric Lime
#4216f9  rgb(66, 22, 249)  hsl(252, 95%, 53%)  Ultramarine
#16cdf9  rgb(22, 205, 249)  hsl(192, 95%, 53%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f916cd  rgb(249, 22, 205)  hsl(312, 95%, 53%)  Shocking Pink