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#CEF421

#cef421 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cef421 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 95.69% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 86.48% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 70.81°, with 90.56% saturation and 54.31% 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 16.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 2.66.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7793

Complementary

  1. #cef421
  2. #4721f4

Split complementary

  1. #cef421
  2. #2164f4
  3. #b121f4

Analogous

  1. #f4b121
  2. #cef421
  3. #64f421

Triadic

  1. #cef421
  2. #21cef4
  3. #f421ce

Tetradic

  1. #cef421
  2. #21f447
  3. #4721f4
  4. #f421ce

Square

  1. #cef421
  2. #21f4b1
  3. #4721f4
  4. #f42164

Monochromatic

  1. #627606
  2. #9ebf09
  3. #cef421
  4. #def86a
  5. #eefbb3

Shades

#cef421 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cef421
  2. #b9dc1e
  3. #a5c31a
  4. #90ab17
  5. #7c9214
  6. #677a11
  7. #52620d
  8. #3e490a
  9. #293107
  10. #151803
  11. #000000

Tints

#cef421 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cef421
  2. #d3f537
  3. #d8f64d
  4. #ddf764
  5. #e2f87a
  6. #e7fa90
  7. #ebfba6
  8. #f0fcbc
  9. #f5fdd3
  10. #fafee9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cef421 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cef421
  2. #c6e82b
  3. #bedd34
  4. #b7d13e
  5. #afc647
  6. #a7ba51
  7. #9fae5a
  8. #97a364
  9. #90976d
  10. #888c77
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e4e4e4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcebb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe53d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dae7d0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f0eb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #edeb34 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5eca7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cef421 {
  color: #cef421;
}
Background
.bg-cef421 {
  background-color: #cef421;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cef421 {
  border: 2px solid #cef421;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cef421;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 244 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 91% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cef421 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cef421, #64f421);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cef421 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 244 33 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.66 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 3.23 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 3.74 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.79 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.36 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.55 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.65 #310bde Inverted #e4e4e4 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#cef421  rgb(206, 244, 33)  hsl(71, 91%, 54%)  Electric Lime
#4721f4  rgb(71, 33, 244)  hsl(251, 91%, 54%)  Han Purple
#21cef4  rgb(33, 206, 244)  hsl(191, 91%, 54%)  Sky Blue
#f421ce  rgb(244, 33, 206)  hsl(311, 91%, 54%)  Shocking Pink