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#CEF016

#cef016 ≈ Chartreuse Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cef016 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 94.12% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.17% cyan, 0% magenta, 90.83% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 69.36°, with 87.9% saturation and 51.37% 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 16.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Chartreuse Yellow (#dfff00), ΔE 3.51.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.755

Complementary

  1. #cef016
  2. #3816f0

Split complementary

  1. #cef016
  2. #1661f0
  3. #a516f0

Analogous

  1. #f0a516
  2. #cef016
  3. #61f016

Triadic

  1. #cef016
  2. #16cef0
  3. #f016ce

Tetradic

  1. #cef016
  2. #16f038
  3. #3816f0
  4. #f016ce

Square

  1. #cef016
  2. #16f0a5
  3. #3816f0
  4. #f01661

Monochromatic

  1. #576607
  2. #95ae0b
  3. #cef016
  4. #ddf55e
  5. #ecf9a6

Shades

#cef016 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cef016
  2. #b9d814
  3. #a5c012
  4. #90a80f
  5. #7c900d
  6. #67780b
  7. #526009
  8. #3e4807
  9. #293004
  10. #151802
  11. #000000

Tints

#cef016 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cef016
  2. #d3f22d
  3. #d8f345
  4. #ddf55c
  5. #e2f673
  6. #e7f88b
  7. #ebf9a2
  8. #f0fbb9
  9. #f5fcd0
  10. #fafee8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cef016 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cef016
  2. #c6e521
  3. #beda2b
  4. #b7ce36
  5. #afc340
  6. #a7b84b
  7. #9fad56
  8. #97a260
  9. #90966b
  10. #888b75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e1e1e1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dae7b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fce237 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dbe2cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eee700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebe82d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6e8a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cef016 {
  color: #cef016;
}
Background
.bg-cef016 {
  background-color: #cef016;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cef016 {
  border: 2px solid #cef016;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cef016;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 240 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 88% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cef016 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cef016, #61f016);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cef016 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 240 22 / 0.35);
}

#dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 3.51 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.57 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 3.87 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.91 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 7.14 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 7.43 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.56 #310fe9 Inverted #e1e1e1 Grayscale 

Chartreuse Yellow
#cef016  rgb(206, 240, 22)  hsl(69, 88%, 51%)  Chartreuse Yellow
#3816f0  rgb(56, 22, 240)  hsl(249, 88%, 51%)  Ultramarine
#16cef0  rgb(22, 206, 240)  hsl(189, 88%, 51%)  Sky Blue
#f016ce  rgb(240, 22, 206)  hsl(309, 88%, 51%)  Shocking Pink