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#CFF249

#cff249 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cff249 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 94.9% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.46% cyan, 0% magenta, 69.83% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 72.43°, with 86.67% saturation and 61.76% 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 16.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 4.26.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7725

Complementary

  1. #cff249
  2. #6c49f2

Split complementary

  1. #cff249
  2. #497af2
  3. #c149f2

Analogous

  1. #f2c149
  2. #cff249
  3. #7af249

Triadic

  1. #cff249
  2. #49cff2
  3. #f249cf

Tetradic

  1. #cff249
  2. #49f26c
  3. #6c49f2
  4. #f249cf

Square

  1. #cff249
  2. #49f2c1
  3. #6c49f2
  4. #f2497a

Monochromatic

  1. #7a970b
  2. #b4df10
  3. #cff249
  4. #e2f790
  5. #f5fcd8

Shades

#cff249 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cff249
  2. #bada42
  3. #a6c23a
  4. #91a933
  5. #7c912c
  6. #687925
  7. #53611d
  8. #3e4916
  9. #29300f
  10. #151807
  11. #000000

Tints

#cff249 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cff249
  2. #d4f35b
  3. #d9f56d
  4. #ddf680
  5. #e2f792
  6. #e7f9a4
  7. #ecfab6
  8. #f1fbc8
  9. #f5fcdb
  10. #fafeed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cff249 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cff249
  2. #c7e74f
  3. #bfdb54
  4. #b7d05a
  5. #afc45f
  6. #a8b965
  7. #a0ae6a
  8. #98a270
  9. #909775
  10. #888b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e4e4e4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dce9ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe42c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fde457 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dae5d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #efea3a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ecea52 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6ebab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cff249 {
  color: #cff249;
}
Background
.bg-cff249 {
  background-color: #cff249;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cff249 {
  border: 2px solid #cff249;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cff249;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 242 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 87% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cff249 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cff249, #7af249);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cff249 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 242 73 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.26 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.69 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.03 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 5.44 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.88 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.08 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.44 #300db6 Inverted #e4e4e4 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#cff249  rgb(207, 242, 73)  hsl(72, 87%, 62%)  Electric Lime
#6c49f2  rgb(108, 73, 242)  hsl(252, 87%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#49cff2  rgb(73, 207, 242)  hsl(192, 87%, 62%)  Sky Blue
#f249cf  rgb(242, 73, 207)  hsl(312, 87%, 62%)  Shocking Pink