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#CEF355

#cef355 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cef355 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, 95.29% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.23% cyan, 0% magenta, 65.02% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 74.05°, with 86.81% saturation and 64.31% 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 16.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 4.91.

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Web safe#ccff66
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Relative luminance0.7788

Complementary

  1. #cef355
  2. #7a55f3

Split complementary

  1. #cef355
  2. #557ff3
  3. #c955f3

Analogous

  1. #f3c955
  2. #cef355
  3. #7ff355

Triadic

  1. #cef355
  2. #55cef3
  3. #f355ce

Tetradic

  1. #cef355
  2. #55f37a
  3. #7a55f3
  4. #f355ce

Square

  1. #cef355
  2. #55f3c9
  3. #7a55f3
  4. #f3557f

Monochromatic

  1. #80a30c
  2. #b8eb11
  3. #cef355
  4. #e3f89c
  5. #f7fde4

Shades

#cef355 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cef355
  2. #b9db4d
  3. #a5c244
  4. #90aa3c
  5. #7c9233
  6. #677a2b
  7. #526122
  8. #3e491a
  9. #293111
  10. #151809
  11. #000000

Tints

#cef355 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cef355
  2. #d3f466
  3. #d8f577
  4. #ddf788
  5. #e2f899
  6. #e7f9aa
  7. #ebfabb
  8. #f0fbcc
  9. #f5fddd
  10. #fafeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cef355 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cef355
  2. #c6e859
  3. #bedc5e
  4. #b7d162
  5. #afc566
  6. #a7ba6b
  7. #9fae6f
  8. #97a373
  9. #909777
  10. #888c7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e4e4e4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dceabc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe53f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fce561 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8e7d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eeeb49 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebea5c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4ecaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cef355 {
  color: #cef355;
}
Background
.bg-cef355 {
  background-color: #cef355;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cef355 {
  border: 2px solid #cef355;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cef355;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 243 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 87% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cef355 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cef355, #7ff355);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cef355 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 243 85 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.91 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.98 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.55 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.80 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.97 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.14 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.40 #310caa Inverted #e4e4e4 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#cef355  rgb(206, 243, 85)  hsl(74, 87%, 64%)  Electric Lime
#7a55f3  rgb(122, 85, 243)  hsl(254, 87%, 64%)  Medium Slate Blue
#55cef3  rgb(85, 206, 243)  hsl(194, 87%, 64%)  Sky Blue
#f355ce  rgb(243, 85, 206)  hsl(314, 87%, 64%)  Rose Pink