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#CEF252

#cef252 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cef252 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 94.9% green and 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 66.12% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 73.5°, with 86.02% saturation and 63.53% 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 16.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 4.83.

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Web safe#ccff66
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Relative luminance0.7724

Complementary

  1. #cef252
  2. #7652f2

Split complementary

  1. #cef252
  2. #527ef2
  3. #c652f2

Analogous

  1. #f2c652
  2. #cef252
  3. #7ef252

Triadic

  1. #cef252
  2. #52cef2
  3. #f252ce

Tetradic

  1. #cef252
  2. #52f276
  3. #7652f2
  4. #f252ce

Square

  1. #cef252
  2. #52f2c6
  3. #7652f2
  4. #f2527e

Monochromatic

  1. #7e9f0c
  2. #b6e611
  3. #cef252
  4. #e2f799
  5. #f6fde0

Shades

#cef252 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cef252
  2. #b9da4a
  3. #a5c242
  4. #90a939
  5. #7c9131
  6. #677929
  7. #526121
  8. #3e4919
  9. #293010
  10. #151808
  11. #000000

Tints

#cef252 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cef252
  2. #d3f363
  3. #d8f575
  4. #ddf686
  5. #e2f797
  6. #e7f9a9
  7. #ebfaba
  8. #f0fbcb
  9. #f5fcdc
  10. #fafeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cef252 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cef252
  2. #c6e757
  3. #bedb5b
  4. #b7d060
  5. #afc464
  6. #a7b969
  7. #9fae6e
  8. #97a272
  9. #909777
  10. #888b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e4e4e4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbe9bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe43b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fce45e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9e6d2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eeea45 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebea5a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5ebad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cef252 {
  color: #cef252;
}
Background
.bg-cef252 {
  background-color: #cef252;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cef252 {
  border: 2px solid #cef252;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cef252;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 242 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 86% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cef252 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cef252, #7ef252);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cef252 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 242 82 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.83 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.18 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.20 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.70 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.80 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.21 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.30 #310dad Inverted #e4e4e4 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#cef252  rgb(206, 242, 82)  hsl(74, 86%, 64%)  Electric Lime
#7652f2  rgb(118, 82, 242)  hsl(254, 86%, 64%)  Majorelle Blue
#52cef2  rgb(82, 206, 242)  hsl(194, 86%, 64%)  Sky Blue
#f252ce  rgb(242, 82, 206)  hsl(314, 86%, 64%)  Rose Pink