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#CEFB55

#cefb55 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cefb55 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 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.93% cyan, 0% magenta, 66.14% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 76.27°, with 95.4% saturation and 65.88% 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 17.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 4.07.

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Web safe#ccff66
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Relative luminance0.8277

Complementary

  1. #cefb55
  2. #8255fb

Split complementary

  1. #cefb55
  2. #557bfb
  3. #d555fb

Analogous

  1. #fbd555
  2. #cefb55
  3. #7bfb55

Triadic

  1. #cefb55
  2. #55cefb
  3. #fb55ce

Tetradic

  1. #cefb55
  2. #55fb82
  3. #8255fb
  4. #fb55ce

Square

  1. #cefb55
  2. #55fbd5
  3. #8255fb
  4. #fb557b

Monochromatic

  1. #83b304
  2. #b8f90a
  3. #cefb55
  4. #e4fda0
  5. #f9ffea

Shades

#cefb55 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cefb55
  2. #b9e24d
  3. #a5c944
  4. #90b03c
  5. #7c9733
  6. #677e2b
  7. #526422
  8. #3e4b1a
  9. #293211
  10. #151909
  11. #000000

Tints

#cefb55 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cefb55
  2. #d3fb66
  3. #d8fc77
  4. #ddfc88
  5. #e2fd99
  6. #e7fdaa
  7. #ebfdbb
  8. #f0fecc
  9. #f5fedd
  10. #faffee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cefb55 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cefb55
  2. #c6ef59
  3. #bee25e
  4. #b7d662
  5. #afca66
  6. #a7be6b
  7. #9fb16f
  8. #97a573
  9. #909977
  10. #888c7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ebebeb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0f1c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffec3d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffea62 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8efd9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f4f248 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0f15d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4f4b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cefb55 {
  color: #cefb55;
}
Background
.bg-cefb55 {
  background-color: #cefb55;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cefb55 {
  border: 2px solid #cefb55;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cefb55;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 251 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 95% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cefb55 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cefb55, #7bfb55);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cefb55 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 251 85 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.07 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.84 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.21 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.46 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.76 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.29 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.12 #3104aa Inverted #ebebeb Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#cefb55  rgb(206, 251, 85)  hsl(76, 95%, 66%)  Electric Lime
#8255fb  rgb(130, 85, 251)  hsl(256, 95%, 66%)  Medium Slate Blue
#55cefb  rgb(85, 206, 251)  hsl(196, 95%, 66%)  Baby Blue
#fb55ce  rgb(251, 85, 206)  hsl(316, 95%, 66%)  Rose Pink