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#CEF342

#cef342 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cef342 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, 95.29% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.23% cyan, 0% magenta, 72.84% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 72.54°, with 88.06% saturation and 60.59% 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 16.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.69.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7762

Complementary

  1. #cef342
  2. #6742f3

Split complementary

  1. #cef342
  2. #4276f3
  3. #bf42f3

Analogous

  1. #f3bf42
  2. #cef342
  3. #76f342

Triadic

  1. #cef342
  2. #42cef3
  3. #f342ce

Tetradic

  1. #cef342
  2. #42f367
  3. #6742f3
  4. #f342ce

Square

  1. #cef342
  2. #42f3bf
  3. #6742f3
  4. #f34276

Monochromatic

  1. #769309
  2. #b0db0e
  3. #cef342
  4. #e1f88a
  5. #f3fcd2

Shades

#cef342 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cef342
  2. #b9db3b
  3. #a5c235
  4. #90aa2e
  5. #7c9228
  6. #677a21
  7. #52611a
  8. #3e4914
  9. #29310d
  10. #151807
  11. #000000

Tints

#cef342 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cef342
  2. #d3f455
  3. #d8f568
  4. #ddf77b
  5. #e2f88e
  6. #e7f9a1
  7. #ebfab3
  8. #f0fbc6
  9. #f5fdd9
  10. #fafeec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cef342 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cef342
  2. #c6e848
  3. #bedc4e
  4. #b7d155
  5. #afc55b
  6. #a7ba61
  7. #9fae67
  8. #97a36d
  9. #909774
  10. #888c7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e4e4e4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dceab9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe51c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fde452 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9e6d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #efeb2f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ecea4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5ecab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cef342 {
  color: #cef342;
}
Background
.bg-cef342 {
  background-color: #cef342;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cef342 {
  border: 2px solid #cef342;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cef342;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 243 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 88% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cef342 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cef342, #76f342);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cef342 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 243 66 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.69 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.62 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.82 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 5.07 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.10 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.15 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.26 #310cbd Inverted #e4e4e4 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#cef342  rgb(206, 243, 66)  hsl(73, 88%, 61%)  Electric Lime
#6742f3  rgb(103, 66, 243)  hsl(253, 88%, 61%)  Majorelle Blue
#42cef3  rgb(66, 206, 243)  hsl(193, 88%, 61%)  Sky Blue
#f342ce  rgb(243, 66, 206)  hsl(313, 88%, 61%)  Shocking Pink