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#CEFB38

#cefb38 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cefb38 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, 98.43% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.93% cyan, 0% magenta, 77.69% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 73.85°, with 96.06% saturation and 60.2% 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 17.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 1.98.

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Relative luminance0.824

Complementary

  1. #cefb38
  2. #6538fb

Split complementary

  1. #cefb38
  2. #386dfb
  3. #c738fb

Analogous

  1. #fbc738
  2. #cefb38
  3. #6dfb38

Triadic

  1. #cefb38
  2. #38cefb
  3. #fb38ce

Tetradic

  1. #cefb38
  2. #38fb65
  3. #6538fb
  4. #fb38ce

Square

  1. #cefb38
  2. #38fbc7
  3. #6538fb
  4. #fb386d

Monochromatic

  1. #759703
  2. #afe205
  3. #cefb38
  4. #e0fd83
  5. #f3fece

Shades

#cefb38 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cefb38
  2. #b9e232
  3. #a5c92d
  4. #90b027
  5. #7c9722
  6. #677e1c
  7. #526416
  8. #3e4b11
  9. #29320b
  10. #151906
  11. #000000

Tints

#cefb38 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cefb38
  2. #d3fb4c
  3. #d8fc60
  4. #ddfc74
  5. #e2fd88
  6. #e7fd9c
  7. #ebfdaf
  8. #f0fec3
  9. #f5fed7
  10. #faffeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cefb38 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cefb38
  2. #c6ef3f
  3. #bee246
  4. #b7d64e
  5. #afca55
  6. #a7be5c
  7. #9fb163
  8. #97a56a
  9. #909972
  10. #888c79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eaeaea ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dff1bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffeb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffea4c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9eed7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f4f21c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1f145 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5f3ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cefb38 {
  color: #cefb38;
}
Background
.bg-cefb38 {
  background-color: #cefb38;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cefb38 {
  border: 2px solid #cefb38;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cefb38;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 251 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 96% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cefb38 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cefb38, #6dfb38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cefb38 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 251 56 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 1.98 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 3.86 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 4.49 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.05 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.19 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.46 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.78 #3104c7 Inverted #eaeaea Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#cefb38  rgb(206, 251, 56)  hsl(74, 96%, 60%)  Electric Lime
#6538fb  rgb(101, 56, 251)  hsl(254, 96%, 60%)  Electric Indigo
#38cefb  rgb(56, 206, 251)  hsl(194, 96%, 60%)  Deep Sky Blue
#fb38ce  rgb(251, 56, 206)  hsl(314, 96%, 60%)  Shocking Pink