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#CEFA12

#cefa12 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cefa12 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, 98.04% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.6% cyan, 0% magenta, 92.8% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 71.38°, with 95.87% saturation and 52.55% 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 17.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 1.26.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.8154

Complementary

  1. #cefa12
  2. #3e12fa

Split complementary

  1. #cefa12
  2. #125afa
  3. #b212fa

Analogous

  1. #fab212
  2. #cefa12
  3. #5afa12

Triadic

  1. #cefa12
  2. #12cefa
  3. #fa12ce

Tetradic

  1. #cefa12
  2. #12fa3e
  3. #3e12fa
  4. #fa12ce

Square

  1. #cefa12
  2. #12fab2
  3. #3e12fa
  4. #fa125a

Monochromatic

  1. #5c7102
  2. #99bc04
  3. #cefa12
  4. #ddfc5d
  5. #edfda8

Shades

#cefa12 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cefa12
  2. #b9e110
  3. #a5c80e
  4. #90af0d
  5. #7c960b
  6. #677d09
  7. #526407
  8. #3e4b05
  9. #293204
  10. #151902
  11. #000000

Tints

#cefa12 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cefa12
  2. #d3fb2a
  3. #d8fb41
  4. #ddfc59
  5. #e2fc71
  6. #e7fd89
  7. #ebfda0
  8. #f0feb8
  9. #f5fed0
  10. #faffe7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cefa12 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cefa12
  2. #c6ee1d
  3. #bee228
  4. #b7d533
  5. #afc93e
  6. #a7bd49
  7. #9fb154
  8. #97a55f
  9. #90986a
  10. #888c75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e9e9e9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dff0ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffea00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe938 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #daecd5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f4f100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1f02d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5f2aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cefa12 {
  color: #cefa12;
}
Background
.bg-cefa12 {
  background-color: #cefa12;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cefa12 {
  border: 2px solid #cefa12;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cefa12;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 250 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 96% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cefa12 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cefa12, #5afa12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cefa12 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 250 18 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 1.26 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 2.75 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 3.42 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.72 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.92 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.17 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.08 #3105ed Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#cefa12  rgb(206, 250, 18)  hsl(71, 96%, 53%)  Electric Lime
#3e12fa  rgb(62, 18, 250)  hsl(251, 96%, 53%)  Ultramarine
#12cefa  rgb(18, 206, 250)  hsl(191, 96%, 53%)  Deep Sky Blue
#fa12ce  rgb(250, 18, 206)  hsl(311, 96%, 53%)  Shocking Pink