ColorTool
Log in
#CEFA1C

#cefa1c ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#cefa1c 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 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.6% cyan, 0% magenta, 88.8% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 71.89°, with 95.69% saturation and 54.51% 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 17.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 1.3.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#ccff33
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.8158

Complementary

  1. #cefa1c
  2. #481cfa

Split complementary

  1. #cefa1c
  2. #1c5ffa
  3. #b71cfa

Analogous

  1. #fab71c
  2. #cefa1c
  3. #5ffa1c

Triadic

  1. #cefa1c
  2. #1ccefa
  3. #fa1cce

Tetradic

  1. #cefa1c
  2. #1cfa48
  3. #481cfa
  4. #fa1cce

Square

  1. #cefa1c
  2. #1cfab7
  3. #481cfa
  4. #fa1c5f

Monochromatic

  1. #637a03
  2. #9fc504
  3. #cefa1c
  4. #defc67
  5. #eefdb2

Shades

#cefa1c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cefa1c
  2. #b9e119
  3. #a5c816
  4. #90af14
  5. #7c9611
  6. #677d0e
  7. #52640b
  8. #3e4b08
  9. #293206
  10. #151903
  11. #000000

Tints

#cefa1c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cefa1c
  2. #d3fb33
  3. #d8fb49
  4. #ddfc60
  5. #e2fc77
  6. #e7fd8e
  7. #ebfda4
  8. #f0febb
  9. #f5fed2
  10. #faffe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cefa1c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cefa1c
  2. #c6ee26
  3. #bee230
  4. #b7d53a
  5. #afc944
  6. #a7bd4e
  7. #9fb158
  8. #97a562
  9. #90986c
  10. #888c76
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e9e9e9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dff0bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffea00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe93c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #daedd5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f4f100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0f032 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5f2ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-cefa1c {
  color: #cefa1c;
}
Background
.bg-cefa1c {
  background-color: #cefa1c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cefa1c {
  border: 2px solid #cefa1c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cefa1c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 250 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 96% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cefa1c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cefa1c, #5ffa1c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cefa1c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 250 28 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 1.30 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 2.91 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 3.57 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.62 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.76 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.16 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.84 #3105e3 Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#cefa1c  rgb(206, 250, 28)  hsl(72, 96%, 55%)  Electric Lime
#481cfa  rgb(72, 28, 250)  hsl(252, 96%, 55%)  Han Purple
#1ccefa  rgb(28, 206, 250)  hsl(192, 96%, 55%)  Deep Sky Blue
#fa1cce  rgb(250, 28, 206)  hsl(312, 96%, 55%)  Shocking Pink