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#CEF615

#cef615 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cef615 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, 96.47% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.26% cyan, 0% magenta, 91.46% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 70.67°, with 92.59% saturation and 52.35% 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 16.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 2.16.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7909

Complementary

  1. #cef615
  2. #3d15f6

Split complementary

  1. #cef615
  2. #155df6
  3. #ae15f6

Analogous

  1. #f6ae15
  2. #cef615
  3. #5df615

Triadic

  1. #cef615
  2. #15cef6
  3. #f615ce

Tetradic

  1. #cef615
  2. #15f63d
  3. #3d15f6
  4. #f615ce

Square

  1. #cef615
  2. #15f6ae
  3. #3d15f6
  4. #f6155d

Monochromatic

  1. #5b6e04
  2. #98b707
  3. #cef615
  4. #ddf95f
  5. #edfca8

Shades

#cef615 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cef615
  2. #b9dd13
  3. #a5c511
  4. #90ac0f
  5. #7c940d
  6. #677b0b
  7. #526208
  8. #3e4a06
  9. #293104
  10. #151902
  11. #000000

Tints

#cef615 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cef615
  2. #d3f72c
  3. #d8f844
  4. #ddf95b
  5. #e2fa73
  6. #e7fb8a
  7. #ebfba1
  8. #f0fcb9
  9. #f5fdd0
  10. #fafee8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cef615 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cef615
  2. #c6ea20
  3. #bede2a
  4. #b7d335
  5. #afc740
  6. #a7bb4b
  7. #9faf55
  8. #97a360
  9. #90986b
  10. #888c75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e6e6e6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ddedb8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe638 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dae8d2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f2ed00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eeed2d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5eea7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cef615 {
  color: #cef615;
}
Background
.bg-cef615 {
  background-color: #cef615;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cef615 {
  border: 2px solid #cef615;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cef615;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 246 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 93% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cef615 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cef615, #5df615);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cef615 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 246 21 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.16 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 2.88 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 3.45 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.28 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.20 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.43 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.97 #3109ea Inverted #e6e6e6 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#cef615  rgb(206, 246, 21)  hsl(71, 93%, 52%)  Electric Lime
#3d15f6  rgb(61, 21, 246)  hsl(251, 93%, 52%)  Ultramarine
#15cef6  rgb(21, 206, 246)  hsl(191, 93%, 52%)  Sky Blue
#f615ce  rgb(246, 21, 206)  hsl(311, 93%, 52%)  Shocking Pink