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#CEFC42

#cefc42 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cefc42 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, 98.82% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.25% cyan, 0% magenta, 73.81% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 74.84°, with 96.88% saturation and 62.35% 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 17.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 2.51.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.8314

Complementary

  1. #cefc42
  2. #7042fc

Split complementary

  1. #cefc42
  2. #4271fc
  3. #cd42fc

Analogous

  1. #fccd42
  2. #cefc42
  3. #71fc42

Triadic

  1. #cefc42
  2. #42cefc
  3. #fc42ce

Tetradic

  1. #cefc42
  2. #42fc70
  3. #7042fc
  4. #fc42ce

Square

  1. #cefc42
  2. #42fccd
  3. #7042fc
  4. #fc4271

Monochromatic

  1. #7ba203
  2. #b4ee04
  3. #cefc42
  4. #e2fd8d
  5. #f5fed9

Shades

#cefc42 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cefc42
  2. #b9e33b
  3. #a5ca35
  4. #90b02e
  5. #7c9728
  6. #677e21
  7. #52651a
  8. #3e4c14
  9. #29320d
  10. #151907
  11. #000000

Tints

#cefc42 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cefc42
  2. #d3fc55
  3. #d8fd68
  4. #ddfd7b
  5. #e2fd8e
  6. #e7fea1
  7. #ebfeb3
  8. #f0fec6
  9. #f5fed9
  10. #faffec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cefc42 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cefc42
  2. #c6f048
  3. #bee34e
  4. #b7d755
  5. #afca5b
  6. #a7be61
  7. #9fb267
  8. #97a56d
  9. #909974
  10. #888c7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ebebeb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0f2bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffec16 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffeb53 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9efd9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f5f32d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1f24d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4f4b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cefc42 {
  color: #cefc42;
}
Background
.bg-cefc42 {
  background-color: #cefc42;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cefc42 {
  border: 2px solid #cefc42;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cefc42;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 252 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 97% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cefc42 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cefc42, #71fc42);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cefc42 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 252 66 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.51 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.43 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.75 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 5.04 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.06 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.32 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.81 #3103bd Inverted #ebebeb Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#cefc42  rgb(206, 252, 66)  hsl(75, 97%, 62%)  Electric Lime
#7042fc  rgb(112, 66, 252)  hsl(255, 97%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#42cefc  rgb(66, 206, 252)  hsl(195, 97%, 62%)  Deep Sky Blue
#fc42ce  rgb(252, 66, 206)  hsl(315, 97%, 62%)  Shocking Pink