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#CEFE38

#cefe38 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cefe38 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, 99.61% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.9% cyan, 0% magenta, 77.95% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 74.55°, with 99% saturation and 60.78% 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 17.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 1.77.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.8429

Complementary

  1. #cefe38
  2. #6838fe

Split complementary

  1. #cefe38
  2. #386bfe
  3. #cb38fe

Analogous

  1. #fecb38
  2. #cefe38
  3. #6bfe38

Triadic

  1. #cefe38
  2. #38cefe
  3. #fe38ce

Tetradic

  1. #cefe38
  2. #38fe68
  3. #6838fe
  4. #fe38ce

Square

  1. #cefe38
  2. #38fecb
  3. #6838fe
  4. #fe386b

Monochromatic

  1. #779c01
  2. #b0e801
  3. #cefe38
  4. #e1fe84
  5. #f3ffd0

Shades

#cefe38 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cefe38
  2. #b9e532
  3. #a5cb2d
  4. #90b227
  5. #7c9822
  6. #677f1c
  7. #526616
  8. #3e4c11
  9. #29330b
  10. #151906
  11. #000000

Tints

#cefe38 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cefe38
  2. #d3fe4c
  3. #d8fe60
  4. #ddfe74
  5. #e2fe88
  6. #e7ff9c
  7. #ebffaf
  8. #f0ffc3
  9. #f5ffd7
  10. #faffeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cefe38 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cefe38
  2. #c6f13f
  3. #bee546
  4. #b7d84e
  5. #afcc55
  6. #a7bf5c
  7. #9fb263
  8. #97a66a
  9. #909972
  10. #888d79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ededed ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1f4bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffee00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffec4d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9f1da ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f6f41b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f2f445 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5f6b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cefe38 {
  color: #cefe38;
}
Background
.bg-cefe38 {
  background-color: #cefe38;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cefe38 {
  border: 2px solid #cefe38;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cefe38;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 254 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 99% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cefe38 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cefe38, #6bfe38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cefe38 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 254 56 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 1.77 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 3.99 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 4.64 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.71 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.92 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.96 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.12 #3101c7 Inverted #ededed Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#cefe38  rgb(206, 254, 56)  hsl(75, 99%, 61%)  Electric Lime
#6838fe  rgb(104, 56, 254)  hsl(255, 99%, 61%)  Electric Indigo
#38cefe  rgb(56, 206, 254)  hsl(195, 99%, 61%)  Deep Sky Blue
#fe38ce  rgb(254, 56, 206)  hsl(315, 99%, 61%)  Shocking Pink