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#CEF536

#cef536 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cef536 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, 96.08% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.92% cyan, 0% magenta, 77.96% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 72.25°, with 90.52% saturation and 58.63% 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 16.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 2.83.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7869

Complementary

  1. #cef536
  2. #5d36f5

Split complementary

  1. #cef536
  2. #366ff5
  3. #bc36f5

Analogous

  1. #f5bc36
  2. #cef536
  3. #6ff536

Triadic

  1. #cef536
  2. #36cef5
  3. #f536ce

Tetradic

  1. #cef536
  2. #36f55d
  3. #5d36f5
  4. #f536ce

Square

  1. #cef536
  2. #36f5bc
  3. #5d36f5
  4. #f5366f

Monochromatic

  1. #708b07
  2. #abd40b
  3. #cef536
  4. #e0f97f
  5. #f2fcc8

Shades

#cef536 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cef536
  2. #b9dd31
  3. #a5c42b
  4. #90ac26
  5. #7c9320
  6. #677b1b
  7. #526216
  8. #3e4a10
  9. #29310b
  10. #151905
  11. #000000

Tints

#cef536 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cef536
  2. #d3f64a
  3. #d8f75e
  4. #ddf872
  5. #e2f986
  6. #e7fa9b
  7. #ebfbaf
  8. #f0fcc3
  9. #f5fdd7
  10. #fafeeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cef536 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cef536
  2. #c6e93d
  3. #bede45
  4. #b7d24c
  5. #afc654
  6. #a7bb5b
  7. #9faf62
  8. #97a36a
  9. #909771
  10. #888c79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e5e5e5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcecb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe64a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dae8d2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f0ec1a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #edec43 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5edaa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cef536 {
  color: #cef536;
}
Background
.bg-cef536 {
  background-color: #cef536;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cef536 {
  border: 2px solid #cef536;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cef536;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 245 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 91% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cef536 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cef536, #6ff536);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cef536 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 245 54 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.83 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 3.86 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 4.38 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.08 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.98 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.98 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.74 #310ac9 Inverted #e5e5e5 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#cef536  rgb(206, 245, 54)  hsl(72, 91%, 59%)  Electric Lime
#5d36f5  rgb(93, 54, 245)  hsl(252, 91%, 59%)  Han Purple
#36cef5  rgb(54, 206, 245)  hsl(192, 91%, 59%)  Sky Blue
#f536ce  rgb(245, 54, 206)  hsl(312, 91%, 59%)  Shocking Pink