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#CEF236

#cef236 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cef236 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, 94.9% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 77.69% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 71.49°, with 87.85% saturation and 58.04% 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 16.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.43.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7689

Complementary

  1. #cef236
  2. #5a36f2

Split complementary

  1. #cef236
  2. #3670f2
  3. #b836f2

Analogous

  1. #f2b836
  2. #cef236
  3. #70f236

Triadic

  1. #cef236
  2. #36cef2
  3. #f236ce

Tetradic

  1. #cef236
  2. #36f25a
  3. #5a36f2
  4. #f236ce

Square

  1. #cef236
  2. #36f2b8
  3. #5a36f2
  4. #f23670

Monochromatic

  1. #6e8609
  2. #a9ce0d
  3. #cef236
  4. #e0f77e
  5. #f1fbc6

Shades

#cef236 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cef236
  2. #b9da31
  3. #a5c22b
  4. #90a926
  5. #7c9120
  6. #67791b
  7. #526116
  8. #3e4910
  9. #29300b
  10. #151805
  11. #000000

Tints

#cef236 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cef236
  2. #d3f34a
  3. #d8f55e
  4. #ddf672
  5. #e2f786
  6. #e7f99b
  7. #ebfaaf
  8. #f0fbc3
  9. #f5fcd7
  10. #fafeeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cef236 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cef236
  2. #c6e73d
  3. #bedb45
  4. #b7d04c
  5. #afc454
  6. #a7b95b
  7. #9fae62
  8. #97a26a
  9. #909771
  10. #888b79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e3e3e3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbe9b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fde349 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dae5d0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #efe91b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ece942 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5eaa8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cef236 {
  color: #cef236;
}
Background
.bg-cef236 {
  background-color: #cef236;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cef236 {
  border: 2px solid #cef236;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cef236;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 242 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 88% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cef236 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cef236, #70f236);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cef236 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 242 54 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.43 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.08 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.39 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 4.52 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.47 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.51 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.78 #310dc9 Inverted #e3e3e3 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#cef236  rgb(206, 242, 54)  hsl(71, 88%, 58%)  Electric Lime
#5a36f2  rgb(90, 54, 242)  hsl(251, 88%, 58%)  Han Purple
#36cef2  rgb(54, 206, 242)  hsl(191, 88%, 58%)  Sky Blue
#f236ce  rgb(242, 54, 206)  hsl(311, 88%, 58%)  Shocking Pink