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#CEF712

#cef712 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cef712 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, 96.86% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.6% cyan, 0% magenta, 92.71% yellow and 3.14% black. Its hue angle is 70.74°, with 93.47% saturation and 51.96% 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 16.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 1.93.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7969

Complementary

  1. #cef712
  2. #3b12f7

Split complementary

  1. #cef712
  2. #125cf7
  3. #ad12f7

Analogous

  1. #f7ad12
  2. #cef712
  3. #5cf712

Triadic

  1. #cef712
  2. #12cef7
  3. #f712ce

Tetradic

  1. #cef712
  2. #12f73b
  3. #3b12f7
  4. #f712ce

Square

  1. #cef712
  2. #12f7ad
  3. #3b12f7
  4. #f7125c

Monochromatic

  1. #5a6c04
  2. #97b606
  3. #cef712
  4. #ddf95c
  5. #edfca6

Shades

#cef712 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cef712
  2. #b9de10
  3. #a5c60e
  4. #90ad0d
  5. #7c940b
  6. #677c09
  7. #526307
  8. #3e4a05
  9. #293104
  10. #151902
  11. #000000

Tints

#cef712 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cef712
  2. #d3f82a
  3. #d8f941
  4. #ddf959
  5. #e2fa71
  6. #e7fb89
  7. #ebfca0
  8. #f0fdb8
  9. #f5fdd0
  10. #fafee7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cef712 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cef712
  2. #c6eb1d
  3. #bedf28
  4. #b7d333
  5. #afc73e
  6. #a7bc49
  7. #9fb054
  8. #97a45f
  9. #90986a
  10. #888c75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e7e7e7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ddedb8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe737 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dae9d2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f2ee00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #efee2c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5efa8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cef712 {
  color: #cef712;
}
Background
.bg-cef712 {
  background-color: #cef712;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cef712 {
  border: 2px solid #cef712;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cef712;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 247 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 93% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cef712 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cef712, #5cf712);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cef712 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 247 18 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 1.93 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 2.80 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 3.39 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.51 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.09 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.32 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.04 #3108ed Inverted #e7e7e7 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#cef712  rgb(206, 247, 18)  hsl(71, 93%, 52%)  Electric Lime
#3b12f7  rgb(59, 18, 247)  hsl(251, 93%, 52%)  Ultramarine
#12cef7  rgb(18, 206, 247)  hsl(191, 93%, 52%)  Sky Blue
#f712ce  rgb(247, 18, 206)  hsl(311, 93%, 52%)  Shocking Pink