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#CEF22B

#cef22b ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cef22b 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, 94.9% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.23% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 70.85°, with 88.44% saturation and 55.88% 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 16.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.21.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.768

Complementary

  1. #cef22b
  2. #4f2bf2

Split complementary

  1. #cef22b
  2. #2b6bf2
  3. #b22bf2

Analogous

  1. #f2b22b
  2. #cef22b
  3. #6bf22b

Triadic

  1. #cef22b
  2. #2bcef2
  3. #f22bce

Tetradic

  1. #cef22b
  2. #2bf24f
  3. #4f2bf2
  4. #f22bce

Square

  1. #cef22b
  2. #2bf2b2
  3. #4f2bf2
  4. #f22b6b

Monochromatic

  1. #677c08
  2. #a3c40c
  3. #cef22b
  4. #dff673
  5. #effbbb

Shades

#cef22b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cef22b
  2. #b9da27
  3. #a5c222
  4. #90a91e
  5. #7c911a
  6. #677916
  7. #526111
  8. #3e490d
  9. #293009
  10. #151804
  11. #000000

Tints

#cef22b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cef22b
  2. #d3f340
  3. #d8f555
  4. #ddf66b
  5. #e2f780
  6. #e7f995
  7. #ebfaaa
  8. #f0fbbf
  9. #f5fcd5
  10. #fafeea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cef22b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cef22b
  2. #c6e734
  3. #bedb3c
  4. #b7d045
  5. #afc44d
  6. #a7b956
  7. #9fae5e
  8. #97a267
  9. #90976f
  10. #888b78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e3e3e3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbe9b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fde342 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dae5cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #efe900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ece93a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5eaa7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cef22b {
  color: #cef22b;
}
Background
.bg-cef22b {
  background-color: #cef22b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cef22b {
  border: 2px solid #cef22b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cef22b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 242 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 88% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cef22b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cef22b, #6bf22b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cef22b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 242 43 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.21 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 3.68 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 4.12 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.32 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.57 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.71 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.23 #310dd4 Inverted #e3e3e3 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#cef22b  rgb(206, 242, 43)  hsl(71, 88%, 56%)  Electric Lime
#4f2bf2  rgb(79, 43, 242)  hsl(251, 88%, 56%)  Han Purple
#2bcef2  rgb(43, 206, 242)  hsl(191, 88%, 56%)  Sky Blue
#f22bce  rgb(242, 43, 206)  hsl(311, 88%, 56%)  Shocking Pink