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#CEF245

#cef245 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cef245 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 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 71.49% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 72.49°, with 86.93% saturation and 60.98% 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 16.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 4.02.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7706

Complementary

  1. #cef245
  2. #6945f2

Split complementary

  1. #cef245
  2. #4577f2
  3. #c045f2

Analogous

  1. #f2c045
  2. #cef245
  3. #77f245

Triadic

  1. #cef245
  2. #45cef2
  3. #f245ce

Tetradic

  1. #cef245
  2. #45f269
  3. #6945f2
  4. #f245ce

Square

  1. #cef245
  2. #45f2c0
  3. #6945f2
  4. #f24577

Monochromatic

  1. #77940a
  2. #b1db0f
  3. #cef245
  4. #e1f78d
  5. #f4fcd4

Shades

#cef245 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cef245
  2. #b9da3e
  3. #a5c237
  4. #90a930
  5. #7c9129
  6. #677923
  7. #52611c
  8. #3e4915
  9. #29300e
  10. #151807
  11. #000000

Tints

#cef245 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cef245
  2. #d3f358
  3. #d8f56a
  4. #ddf67d
  5. #e2f78f
  6. #e7f9a2
  7. #ebfab5
  8. #f0fbc7
  9. #f5fcda
  10. #fafeec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cef245 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cef245
  2. #c6e74b
  3. #bedb51
  4. #b7d057
  5. #afc45d
  6. #a7b963
  7. #9fae68
  8. #97a26e
  9. #909774
  10. #888b7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e3e3e3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbe9b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe424 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fce454 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9e5d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eeea34 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebea4e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5ebab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cef245 {
  color: #cef245;
}
Background
.bg-cef245 {
  background-color: #cef245;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cef245 {
  border: 2px solid #cef245;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cef245;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 242 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 87% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cef245 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cef245, #77f245);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cef245 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 242 69 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.02 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.68 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.88 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 5.31 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.95 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.20 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.30 #310dba Inverted #e3e3e3 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#cef245  rgb(206, 242, 69)  hsl(72, 87%, 61%)  Electric Lime
#6945f2  rgb(105, 69, 242)  hsl(252, 87%, 61%)  Majorelle Blue
#45cef2  rgb(69, 206, 242)  hsl(192, 87%, 61%)  Sky Blue
#f245ce  rgb(242, 69, 206)  hsl(312, 87%, 61%)  Shocking Pink