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#CEF456

#cef456 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cef456 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 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 64.75% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 74.43°, with 87.78% saturation and 64.71% 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 16.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 4.85.

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Web safe#ccff66
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Relative luminance0.785

Complementary

  1. #cef456
  2. #7c56f4

Split complementary

  1. #cef456
  2. #567ff4
  3. #cb56f4

Analogous

  1. #f4cb56
  2. #cef456
  3. #7ff456

Triadic

  1. #cef456
  2. #56cef4
  3. #f456ce

Tetradic

  1. #cef456
  2. #56f47c
  3. #7c56f4
  4. #f456ce

Square

  1. #cef456
  2. #56f4cb
  3. #7c56f4
  4. #f4567f

Monochromatic

  1. #81a60b
  2. #b9ee0f
  3. #cef456
  4. #e3f99e
  5. #f8fde6

Shades

#cef456 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cef456
  2. #b9dc4d
  3. #a5c345
  4. #90ab3c
  5. #7c9234
  6. #677a2b
  7. #526222
  8. #3e491a
  9. #293111
  10. #151809
  11. #000000

Tints

#cef456 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cef456
  2. #d3f567
  3. #d8f678
  4. #ddf789
  5. #e2f89a
  6. #e7faab
  7. #ebfbbb
  8. #f0fccc
  9. #f5fddd
  10. #fafeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cef456 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cef456
  2. #c6e85a
  3. #bedd5e
  4. #b7d163
  5. #afc667
  6. #a7ba6b
  7. #9fae6f
  8. #97a373
  9. #909778
  10. #888c7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e5e5e5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcebbd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe640 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fde562 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8e8d4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #efec4a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eceb5d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4edaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cef456 {
  color: #cef456;
}
Background
.bg-cef456 {
  background-color: #cef456;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cef456 {
  border: 2px solid #cef456;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cef456;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 244 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 88% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cef456 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cef456, #7ff456);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cef456 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 244 86 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.85 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.91 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.79 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.97 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.97 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.00 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.41 #310ba9 Inverted #e5e5e5 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#cef456  rgb(206, 244, 86)  hsl(74, 88%, 65%)  Electric Lime
#7c56f4  rgb(124, 86, 244)  hsl(254, 88%, 65%)  Medium Slate Blue
#56cef4  rgb(86, 206, 244)  hsl(194, 88%, 65%)  Sky Blue
#f456ce  rgb(244, 86, 206)  hsl(314, 88%, 65%)  Rose Pink