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#CEFB4D

#cefb4d ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cefb4d 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, 98.43% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.93% cyan, 0% magenta, 69.32% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 75.52°, with 95.6% saturation and 64.31% 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 17.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.4.

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Web safe#ccff66
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Relative luminance0.8265

Complementary

  1. #cefb4d
  2. #7a4dfb

Split complementary

  1. #cefb4d
  2. #4d77fb
  3. #d14dfb

Analogous

  1. #fbd14d
  2. #cefb4d
  3. #77fb4d

Triadic

  1. #cefb4d
  2. #4dcefb
  3. #fb4dce

Tetradic

  1. #cefb4d
  2. #4dfb7a
  3. #7a4dfb
  4. #fb4dce

Square

  1. #cefb4d
  2. #4dfbd1
  3. #7a4dfb
  4. #fb4d77

Monochromatic

  1. #80ab04
  2. #b8f606
  3. #cefb4d
  4. #e3fd98
  5. #f7fee3

Shades

#cefb4d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cefb4d
  2. #b9e245
  3. #a5c93e
  4. #90b036
  5. #7c972e
  6. #677e27
  7. #52641f
  8. #3e4b17
  9. #29320f
  10. #151908
  11. #000000

Tints

#cefb4d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cefb4d
  2. #d3fb5f
  3. #d8fc71
  4. #ddfc82
  5. #e2fd94
  6. #e7fda6
  7. #ebfdb8
  8. #f0feca
  9. #f5fedb
  10. #faffed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cefb4d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cefb4d
  2. #c6ef52
  3. #bee257
  4. #b7d65c
  5. #afca61
  6. #a7be67
  7. #9fb16c
  8. #97a571
  9. #909976
  10. #888c7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eaeaea ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0f1c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffec30 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffea5c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8efd9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f4f23d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0f156 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4f4b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cefb4d {
  color: #cefb4d;
}
Background
.bg-cefb4d {
  background-color: #cefb4d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cefb4d {
  border: 2px solid #cefb4d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cefb4d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 251 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 96% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cefb4d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cefb4d, #77fb4d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cefb4d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 251 77 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.40 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.79 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.14 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.27 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.66 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 5.70 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.85 #3104b2 Inverted #eaeaea Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#cefb4d  rgb(206, 251, 77)  hsl(76, 96%, 64%)  Electric Lime
#7a4dfb  rgb(122, 77, 251)  hsl(256, 96%, 64%)  Majorelle Blue
#4dcefb  rgb(77, 206, 251)  hsl(196, 96%, 64%)  Baby Blue
#fb4dce  rgb(251, 77, 206)  hsl(316, 96%, 64%)  Rose Pink