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#CDFF51

#cdff51 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cdff51 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 100% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.61% cyan, 0% magenta, 68.24% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 77.24°, with 100% saturation and 65.88% 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 18.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.64.

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Web safe#ccff66
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Relative luminance0.8509

Complementary

  1. #cdff51
  2. #8351ff

Split complementary

  1. #cdff51
  2. #5176ff
  3. #da51ff

Analogous

  1. #ffda51
  2. #cdff51
  3. #76ff51

Triadic

  1. #cdff51
  2. #51cdff
  3. #ff51cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdff51
  2. #51ff83
  3. #8351ff
  4. #ff51cd

Square

  1. #cdff51
  2. #51ffda
  3. #8351ff
  4. #ff5176

Monochromatic

  1. #82b700
  2. #b7ff04
  3. #cdff51
  4. #e3ff9d
  5. #f9ffea

Shades

#cdff51 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdff51
  2. #b9e649
  3. #a4cc41
  4. #90b339
  5. #7b9931
  6. #678029
  7. #526620
  8. #3e4d18
  9. #293310
  10. #151a08
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdff51 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdff51
  2. #d2ff62
  3. #d7ff74
  4. #dcff85
  5. #e1ff97
  6. #e6ffa8
  7. #ebffb9
  8. #f0ffcb
  9. #f5ffdc
  10. #faffee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdff51 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdff51
  2. #c5f256
  3. #bee65a
  4. #b6d95f
  5. #aecc64
  6. #a7c069
  7. #9fb36d
  8. #97a672
  9. #8f9977
  10. #888d7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eeeeee ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1f5c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffef35 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffed5f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6f3dc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f6f642 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f2f45a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3f8b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdff51 {
  color: #cdff51;
}
Background
.bg-cdff51 {
  background-color: #cdff51;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdff51 {
  border: 2px solid #cdff51;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdff51;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 255 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 100% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdff51 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdff51, #76ff51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdff51 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 255 81 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.64 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.20 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.88 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.67 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.69 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.27 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.90 #3200ae Inverted #eeeeee Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#cdff51  rgb(205, 255, 81)  hsl(77, 100%, 66%)  Electric Lime
#8351ff  rgb(131, 81, 255)  hsl(257, 100%, 66%)  Medium Slate Blue
#51cdff  rgb(81, 205, 255)  hsl(197, 100%, 66%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ff51cd  rgb(255, 81, 205)  hsl(317, 100%, 66%)  Rose Pink