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#CEFC31

#cefc31 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cefc31 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, 98.82% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.25% cyan, 0% magenta, 80.56% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 73.6°, with 97.13% saturation and 59.02% 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 17.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 1.53.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.8296

Complementary

  1. #cefc31
  2. #5f31fc

Split complementary

  1. #cefc31
  2. #3168fc
  3. #c531fc

Analogous

  1. #fcc531
  2. #cefc31
  3. #68fc31

Triadic

  1. #cefc31
  2. #31cefc
  3. #fc31ce

Tetradic

  1. #cefc31
  2. #31fc5f
  3. #5f31fc
  4. #fc31ce

Square

  1. #cefc31
  2. #31fcc5
  3. #5f31fc
  4. #fc3168

Monochromatic

  1. #719202
  2. #acdd03
  3. #cefc31
  4. #e0fd7c
  5. #f2fec8

Shades

#cefc31 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cefc31
  2. #b9e32c
  3. #a5ca27
  4. #90b022
  5. #7c971d
  6. #677e19
  7. #526514
  8. #3e4c0f
  9. #29320a
  10. #151905
  11. #000000

Tints

#cefc31 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cefc31
  2. #d3fc46
  3. #d8fd5a
  4. #ddfd6f
  5. #e2fd83
  6. #e7fe98
  7. #ebfead
  8. #f0fec1
  9. #f5fed6
  10. #faffea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cefc31 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cefc31
  2. #c6f039
  3. #bee341
  4. #b7d749
  5. #afca51
  6. #a7be59
  7. #9fb260
  8. #97a568
  9. #909970
  10. #888c78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ebebeb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0f2bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffec00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffeb48 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9efd8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f5f307 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1f240 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5f4ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cefc31 {
  color: #cefc31;
}
Background
.bg-cefc31 {
  background-color: #cefc31;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cefc31 {
  border: 2px solid #cefc31;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cefc31;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 252 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 97% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cefc31 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cefc31, #68fc31);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cefc31 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 252 49 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 1.53 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 3.59 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 4.24 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.08 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.15 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.63 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.16 #3103ce Inverted #ebebeb Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#cefc31  rgb(206, 252, 49)  hsl(74, 97%, 59%)  Electric Lime
#5f31fc  rgb(95, 49, 252)  hsl(254, 97%, 59%)  Han Purple
#31cefc  rgb(49, 206, 252)  hsl(194, 97%, 59%)  Deep Sky Blue
#fc31ce  rgb(252, 49, 206)  hsl(314, 97%, 59%)  Shocking Pink