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#CFF427

#cff427 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cff427 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 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.16% cyan, 0% magenta, 84.02% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 70.83°, with 90.31% saturation and 55.49% 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 16.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 2.78.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7811

Complementary

  1. #cff427
  2. #4c27f4

Split complementary

  1. #cff427
  2. #2768f4
  3. #b327f4

Analogous

  1. #f4b327
  2. #cff427
  3. #68f427

Triadic

  1. #cff427
  2. #27cff4
  3. #f427cf

Tetradic

  1. #cff427
  2. #27f44c
  3. #4c27f4
  4. #f427cf

Square

  1. #cff427
  2. #27f4b3
  3. #4c27f4
  4. #f42768

Monochromatic

  1. #677c06
  2. #a3c40a
  3. #cff427
  4. #dff870
  5. #effbb9

Shades

#cff427 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cff427
  2. #badc23
  3. #a6c31f
  4. #91ab1b
  5. #7c9217
  6. #687a14
  7. #536210
  8. #3e490c
  9. #293108
  10. #151804
  11. #000000

Tints

#cff427 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cff427
  2. #d4f53d
  3. #d9f652
  4. #ddf768
  5. #e2f87d
  6. #e7fa93
  7. #ecfba9
  8. #f1fcbe
  9. #f5fdd4
  10. #fafee9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cff427 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cff427
  2. #c7e830
  3. #bfdd39
  4. #b7d142
  5. #afc64b
  6. #a8ba54
  7. #a0ae5c
  8. #98a365
  9. #90976e
  10. #888c77
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e5e5e5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcebb8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe540 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dbe7d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f0eb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eeeb37 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6eca7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cff427 {
  color: #cff427;
}
Background
.bg-cff427 {
  background-color: #cff427;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cff427 {
  border: 2px solid #cff427;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cff427;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 244 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 90% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cff427 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cff427, #68f427);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cff427 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 244 39 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.78 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 3.26 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 3.75 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.69 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.46 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.61 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.56 #300bd8 Inverted #e5e5e5 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#cff427  rgb(207, 244, 39)  hsl(71, 90%, 55%)  Electric Lime
#4c27f4  rgb(76, 39, 244)  hsl(251, 90%, 55%)  Han Purple
#27cff4  rgb(39, 207, 244)  hsl(191, 90%, 55%)  Sky Blue
#f427cf  rgb(244, 39, 207)  hsl(311, 90%, 55%)  Shocking Pink