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#CEF438

#cef438 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cef438 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, 95.69% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 77.05% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 72.13°, with 89.52% saturation and 58.82% 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 16.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.09.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7811

Complementary

  1. #cef438
  2. #5e38f4

Split complementary

  1. #cef438
  2. #3870f4
  3. #bc38f4

Analogous

  1. #f4bc38
  2. #cef438
  3. #70f438

Triadic

  1. #cef438
  2. #38cef4
  3. #f438ce

Tetradic

  1. #cef438
  2. #38f45e
  3. #5e38f4
  4. #f438ce

Square

  1. #cef438
  2. #38f4bc
  3. #5e38f4
  4. #f43870

Monochromatic

  1. #718b08
  2. #abd40c
  3. #cef438
  4. #e0f880
  5. #f2fcc9

Shades

#cef438 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cef438
  2. #b9dc32
  3. #a5c32d
  4. #90ab27
  5. #7c9222
  6. #677a1c
  7. #526216
  8. #3e4911
  9. #29310b
  10. #151806
  11. #000000

Tints

#cef438 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cef438
  2. #d3f54c
  3. #d8f660
  4. #ddf774
  5. #e2f888
  6. #e7fa9c
  7. #ebfbaf
  8. #f0fcc3
  9. #f5fdd7
  10. #fafeeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cef438 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cef438
  2. #c6e83f
  3. #bedd46
  4. #b7d14e
  5. #afc655
  6. #a7ba5c
  7. #9fae63
  8. #97a36a
  9. #909772
  10. #888c79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e5e5e5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcebb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe54b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dae7d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f0eb1e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #edeb44 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5ecaa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cef438 {
  color: #cef438;
}
Background
.bg-cef438 {
  background-color: #cef438;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cef438 {
  border: 2px solid #cef438;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cef438;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 244 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 90% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cef438 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cef438, #70f438);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cef438 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 244 56 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.09 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.01 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 4.51 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.87 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.11 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.12 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.64 #310bc7 Inverted #e5e5e5 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#cef438  rgb(206, 244, 56)  hsl(72, 90%, 59%)  Electric Lime
#5e38f4  rgb(94, 56, 244)  hsl(252, 90%, 59%)  Han Purple
#38cef4  rgb(56, 206, 244)  hsl(192, 90%, 59%)  Sky Blue
#f438ce  rgb(244, 56, 206)  hsl(312, 90%, 59%)  Shocking Pink