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#CEFB3E

#cefb3e ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cefb3e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 98.43% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.93% cyan, 0% magenta, 75.3% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 74.29°, with 95.94% saturation and 61.37% 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 17.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 2.33.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.8246

Complementary

  1. #cefb3e
  2. #6b3efb

Split complementary

  1. #cefb3e
  2. #3e6ffb
  3. #ca3efb

Analogous

  1. #fbca3e
  2. #cefb3e
  3. #6ffb3e

Triadic

  1. #cefb3e
  2. #3ecefb
  3. #fb3ece

Tetradic

  1. #cefb3e
  2. #3efb6b
  3. #6b3efb
  4. #fb3ece

Square

  1. #cefb3e
  2. #3efbca
  3. #6b3efb
  4. #fb3e6f

Monochromatic

  1. #789d03
  2. #b2e805
  3. #cefb3e
  4. #e1fd89
  5. #f4fed4

Shades

#cefb3e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cefb3e
  2. #b9e238
  3. #a5c932
  4. #90b02b
  5. #7c9725
  6. #677e1f
  7. #526419
  8. #3e4b13
  9. #29320c
  10. #151906
  11. #000000

Tints

#cefb3e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cefb3e
  2. #d3fb51
  3. #d8fc65
  4. #ddfc78
  5. #e2fd8b
  6. #e7fd9f
  7. #ebfdb2
  8. #f0fec5
  9. #f5fed8
  10. #faffec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cefb3e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cefb3e
  2. #c6ef45
  3. #bee24b
  4. #b7d652
  5. #afca58
  6. #a7be5f
  7. #9fb166
  8. #97a56c
  9. #909973
  10. #888c79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eaeaea ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0f1be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffeb06 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffea50 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9eed8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f4f227 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0f14a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5f3af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cefb3e {
  color: #cefb3e;
}
Background
.bg-cefb3e {
  background-color: #cefb3e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cefb3e {
  border: 2px solid #cefb3e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cefb3e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 251 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 96% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cefb3e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cefb3e, #6ffb3e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cefb3e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 251 62 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.33 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.18 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 4.78 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.94 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.16 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.48 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.53 #3104c1 Inverted #eaeaea Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#cefb3e  rgb(206, 251, 62)  hsl(74, 96%, 61%)  Electric Lime
#6b3efb  rgb(107, 62, 251)  hsl(254, 96%, 61%)  Majorelle Blue
#3ecefb  rgb(62, 206, 251)  hsl(194, 96%, 61%)  Sky Blue
#fb3ece  rgb(251, 62, 206)  hsl(314, 96%, 61%)  Shocking Pink