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#CEF449

#cef449 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cef449 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, 95.69% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 70.08% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 73.33°, with 88.6% saturation and 62.16% 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 16.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.91.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.783

Complementary

  1. #cef449
  2. #6f49f4

Split complementary

  1. #cef449
  2. #4979f4
  3. #c449f4

Analogous

  1. #f4c449
  2. #cef449
  3. #79f449

Triadic

  1. #cef449
  2. #49cef4
  3. #f449ce

Tetradic

  1. #cef449
  2. #49f46f
  3. #6f49f4
  4. #f449ce

Square

  1. #cef449
  2. #49f4c4
  3. #6f49f4
  4. #f44979

Monochromatic

  1. #7a9b09
  2. #b3e30e
  3. #cef449
  4. #e1f891
  5. #f5fdd9

Shades

#cef449 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cef449
  2. #b9dc42
  3. #a5c33a
  4. #90ab33
  5. #7c922c
  6. #677a25
  7. #52621d
  8. #3e4916
  9. #29310f
  10. #151807
  11. #000000

Tints

#cef449 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cef449
  2. #d3f55b
  3. #d8f66d
  4. #ddf780
  5. #e2f892
  6. #e7faa4
  7. #ebfbb6
  8. #f0fcc8
  9. #f5fddb
  10. #fafeed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cef449 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cef449
  2. #c6e84f
  3. #bedd54
  4. #b7d15a
  5. #afc65f
  6. #a7ba65
  7. #9fae6a
  8. #97a370
  9. #909775
  10. #888c7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e5e5e5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcebbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe62b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fee557 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9e8d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #efec39 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eceb52 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5edad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cef449 {
  color: #cef449;
}
Background
.bg-cef449 {
  background-color: #cef449;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cef449 {
  border: 2px solid #cef449;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cef449;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 244 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 89% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cef449 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cef449, #79f449);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cef449 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 244 73 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.91 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.00 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.24 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 5.47 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.68 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.91 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.14 #310bb6 Inverted #e5e5e5 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#cef449  rgb(206, 244, 73)  hsl(73, 89%, 62%)  Electric Lime
#6f49f4  rgb(111, 73, 244)  hsl(253, 89%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#49cef4  rgb(73, 206, 244)  hsl(193, 89%, 62%)  Sky Blue
#f449ce  rgb(244, 73, 206)  hsl(313, 89%, 62%)  Shocking Pink