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#CEFA59

#cefa59 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cefa59 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 98.04% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.6% cyan, 0% magenta, 64.4% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 76.4°, with 94.15% saturation and 66.47% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 17.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 4.5.

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Web safe#ccff66
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Relative luminance0.8221

Complementary

  1. #cefa59
  2. #8559fa

Split complementary

  1. #cefa59
  2. #597dfa
  3. #d659fa

Analogous

  1. #fad659
  2. #cefa59
  3. #7dfa59

Triadic

  1. #cefa59
  2. #59cefa
  3. #fa59ce

Tetradic

  1. #cefa59
  2. #59fa85
  3. #8559fa
  4. #fa59ce

Square

  1. #cefa59
  2. #59fad6
  3. #8559fa
  4. #fa597d

Monochromatic

  1. #85b505
  2. #b8f80f
  3. #cefa59
  4. #e4fca3
  5. #f9feeb

Shades

#cefa59 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cefa59
  2. #b9e150
  3. #a5c847
  4. #90af3e
  5. #7c9635
  6. #677d2d
  7. #526424
  8. #3e4b1b
  9. #293212
  10. #151909
  11. #000000

Tints

#cefa59 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cefa59
  2. #d3fb6a
  3. #d8fb7a
  4. #ddfc8b
  5. #e2fc9b
  6. #e7fdac
  7. #ebfdbd
  8. #f0fecd
  9. #f5fede
  10. #faffee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cefa59 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cefa59
  2. #c6ee5d
  3. #bee261
  4. #b7d565
  5. #afc969
  6. #a7bd6d
  7. #9fb170
  8. #97a574
  9. #909878
  10. #888c7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eaeaea ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dff1c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffeb43 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffea65 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8eed9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f3f14d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eff061 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4f3b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cefa59 {
  color: #cefa59;
}
Background
.bg-cefa59 {
  background-color: #cefa59;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cefa59 {
  border: 2px solid #cefa59;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cefa59;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 250 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 94% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cefa59 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cefa59, #7dfa59);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cefa59 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 250 89 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.50 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.93 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.05 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.70 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.09 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.60 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.10 #3105a6 Inverted #eaeaea Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#cefa59  rgb(206, 250, 89)  hsl(76, 94%, 66%)  Electric Lime
#8559fa  rgb(133, 89, 250)  hsl(256, 94%, 66%)  Medium Slate Blue
#59cefa  rgb(89, 206, 250)  hsl(196, 94%, 66%)  Baby Blue
#fa59ce  rgb(250, 89, 206)  hsl(316, 94%, 66%)  Rose Pink