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#CDFA2A

#cdfa2a ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cdfa2a 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, 98.04% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 83.2% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 72.98°, with 95.41% saturation and 57.25% 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 17.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 1.53.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.8152

Complementary

  1. #cdfa2a
  2. #572afa

Split complementary

  1. #cdfa2a
  2. #2a65fa
  3. #bf2afa

Analogous

  1. #fabf2a
  2. #cdfa2a
  3. #65fa2a

Triadic

  1. #cdfa2a
  2. #2acdfa
  3. #fa2acd

Tetradic

  1. #cdfa2a
  2. #2afa57
  3. #572afa
  4. #fa2acd

Square

  1. #cdfa2a
  2. #2afabf
  3. #572afa
  4. #fa2a65

Monochromatic

  1. #6b8803
  2. #a6d305
  3. #cdfa2a
  4. #dffc75
  5. #f0febf

Shades

#cdfa2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdfa2a
  2. #b9e126
  3. #a4c822
  4. #90af1d
  5. #7b9619
  6. #677d15
  7. #526411
  8. #3e4b0d
  9. #293208
  10. #151904
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdfa2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdfa2a
  2. #d2fb3f
  3. #d7fb55
  4. #dcfc6a
  5. #e1fc7f
  6. #e6fd95
  7. #ebfdaa
  8. #f0febf
  9. #f5fed4
  10. #faffea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdfa2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdfa2a
  2. #c5ee33
  3. #bee23b
  4. #b6d544
  5. #aec94c
  6. #a7bd55
  7. #9fb15e
  8. #97a566
  9. #8f986f
  10. #888c77
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e9e9e9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #def0bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffea00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe943 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8edd6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f4f100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0f03b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4f2ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdfa2a {
  color: #cdfa2a;
}
Background
.bg-cdfa2a {
  background-color: #cdfa2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdfa2a {
  border: 2px solid #cdfa2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdfa2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 250 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 95% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdfa2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdfa2a, #65fa2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdfa2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 250 42 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 1.53 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 3.43 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 4.08 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.28 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.32 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.25 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.25 #3205d5 Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#cdfa2a  rgb(205, 250, 42)  hsl(73, 95%, 57%)  Electric Lime
#572afa  rgb(87, 42, 250)  hsl(253, 95%, 57%)  Han Purple
#2acdfa  rgb(42, 205, 250)  hsl(193, 95%, 57%)  Deep Sky Blue
#fa2acd  rgb(250, 42, 205)  hsl(313, 95%, 57%)  Shocking Pink