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#CFF409

#cff409 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cff409 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 95.69% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.16% cyan, 0% magenta, 96.31% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 69.45°, with 92.89% saturation and 49.61% 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 16.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 2.73.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7799

Complementary

  1. #cff409
  2. #2e09f4

Split complementary

  1. #cff409
  2. #0959f4
  3. #a409f4

Analogous

  1. #f4a409
  2. #cff409
  3. #59f409

Triadic

  1. #cff409
  2. #09cff4
  3. #f409cf

Tetradic

  1. #cff409
  2. #09f42e
  3. #2e09f4
  4. #f409cf

Square

  1. #cff409
  2. #09f4a4
  3. #2e09f4
  4. #f40959

Monochromatic

  1. #526004
  2. #90aa06
  3. #cff409
  4. #def951
  5. #ecfb9b

Shades

#cff409 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cff409
  2. #badc08
  3. #a6c307
  4. #91ab06
  5. #7c9205
  6. #687a05
  7. #536204
  8. #3e4903
  9. #293102
  10. #151801
  11. #000000

Tints

#cff409 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cff409
  2. #d4f522
  3. #d9f63a
  4. #ddf753
  5. #e2f86b
  6. #e7fa84
  7. #ecfb9d
  8. #f1fcb5
  9. #f5fdce
  10. #fafee6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cff409 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cff409
  2. #c7e815
  3. #bfdd21
  4. #b7d12d
  5. #afc639
  6. #a8ba45
  7. #a0ae50
  8. #98a35c
  9. #909768
  10. #888c74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e5e5e5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcebb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe534 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dce6d0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f1eb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eeeb28 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7eca5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cff409 {
  color: #cff409;
}
Background
.bg-cff409 {
  background-color: #cff409;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cff409 {
  border: 2px solid #cff409;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cff409;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 244 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 93% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cff409 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cff409, #59f409);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cff409 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 244 9 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.73 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 2.81 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 3.29 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.79 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.76 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 7.04 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 7.73 #300bf6 Inverted #e5e5e5 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#cff409  rgb(207, 244, 9)  hsl(69, 93%, 50%)  Electric Lime
#2e09f4  rgb(46, 9, 244)  hsl(249, 93%, 50%)  Blue
#09cff4  rgb(9, 207, 244)  hsl(189, 93%, 50%)  Sky Blue
#f409cf  rgb(244, 9, 207)  hsl(309, 93%, 50%)  Shocking Pink