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#CEFA35

#cefa35 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cefa35 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 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.6% cyan, 0% magenta, 78.8% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 73.4°, with 95.17% saturation and 59.41% 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 17.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 1.96.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.8175

Complementary

  1. #cefa35
  2. #6135fa

Split complementary

  1. #cefa35
  2. #356bfa
  3. #c335fa

Analogous

  1. #fac335
  2. #cefa35
  3. #6bfa35

Triadic

  1. #cefa35
  2. #35cefa
  3. #fa35ce

Tetradic

  1. #cefa35
  2. #35fa61
  3. #6135fa
  4. #fa35ce

Square

  1. #cefa35
  2. #35fac3
  3. #6135fa
  4. #fa356b

Monochromatic

  1. #729204
  2. #addd05
  3. #cefa35
  4. #e0fc80
  5. #f2feca

Shades

#cefa35 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cefa35
  2. #b9e130
  3. #a5c82a
  4. #90af25
  5. #7c9620
  6. #677d1b
  7. #526415
  8. #3e4b10
  9. #29320b
  10. #151905
  11. #000000

Tints

#cefa35 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cefa35
  2. #d3fb49
  3. #d8fb5d
  4. #ddfc72
  5. #e2fc86
  6. #e7fd9a
  7. #ebfdae
  8. #f0fec2
  9. #f5fed7
  10. #faffeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cefa35 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cefa35
  2. #c6ee3d
  3. #bee244
  4. #b7d54c
  5. #afc953
  6. #a7bd5b
  7. #9fb162
  8. #97a56a
  9. #909871
  10. #888c79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e9e9e9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dff0bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffea00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe94a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9edd6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f4f115 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0f042 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5f2ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cefa35 {
  color: #cefa35;
}
Background
.bg-cefa35 {
  background-color: #cefa35;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cefa35 {
  border: 2px solid #cefa35;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cefa35;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 250 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 95% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cefa35 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cefa35, #6bfa35);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cefa35 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 250 53 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 1.96 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 3.71 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 4.33 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.24 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.32 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.21 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.88 #3105ca Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#cefa35  rgb(206, 250, 53)  hsl(73, 95%, 59%)  Electric Lime
#6135fa  rgb(97, 53, 250)  hsl(253, 95%, 59%)  Electric Indigo
#35cefa  rgb(53, 206, 250)  hsl(193, 95%, 59%)  Sky Blue
#fa35ce  rgb(250, 53, 206)  hsl(313, 95%, 59%)  Shocking Pink