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#CEF149

#cef149 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cef149 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 94.51% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.52% cyan, 0% magenta, 69.71% yellow and 5.49% black. Its hue angle is 72.5°, with 85.71% saturation and 61.57% 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 16.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 4.42.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7651

Complementary

  1. #cef149
  2. #6c49f1

Split complementary

  1. #cef149
  2. #497af1
  3. #c049f1

Analogous

  1. #f1c049
  2. #cef149
  3. #7af149

Triadic

  1. #cef149
  2. #49cef1
  3. #f149ce

Tetradic

  1. #cef149
  2. #49f16c
  3. #6c49f1
  4. #f149ce

Square

  1. #cef149
  2. #49f1c0
  3. #6c49f1
  4. #f1497a

Monochromatic

  1. #79960c
  2. #b2dd11
  3. #cef149
  4. #e1f690
  5. #f4fcd7

Shades

#cef149 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cef149
  2. #b9d942
  3. #a5c13a
  4. #90a933
  5. #7c912c
  6. #677925
  7. #52601d
  8. #3e4816
  9. #29300f
  10. #151807
  11. #000000

Tints

#cef149 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cef149
  2. #d3f25b
  3. #d8f46d
  4. #ddf580
  5. #e2f792
  6. #e7f8a4
  7. #ebf9b6
  8. #f0fbc8
  9. #f5fcdb
  10. #fafeed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cef149 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cef149
  2. #c6e64f
  3. #beda54
  4. #b7cf5a
  5. #afc45f
  6. #a7b965
  7. #9fad6a
  8. #97a270
  9. #909775
  10. #888b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e3e3e3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbe9b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe32c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fbe357 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9e5d0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ede93a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebe952 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5eaab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cef149 {
  color: #cef149;
}
Background
.bg-cef149 {
  background-color: #cef149;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cef149 {
  border: 2px solid #cef149;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cef149;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 241 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 86% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cef149 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cef149, #7af149);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cef149 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 241 73 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.42 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.60 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.22 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 5.62 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.74 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.86 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.48 #310eb6 Inverted #e3e3e3 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#cef149  rgb(206, 241, 73)  hsl(73, 86%, 62%)  Electric Lime
#6c49f1  rgb(108, 73, 241)  hsl(253, 86%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#49cef1  rgb(73, 206, 241)  hsl(193, 86%, 62%)  Sky Blue
#f149ce  rgb(241, 73, 206)  hsl(313, 86%, 62%)  Shocking Pink