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#CFF538

#cff538 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cff538 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, 96.08% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.51% cyan, 0% magenta, 77.14% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 72.06°, with 90.43% saturation and 59.02% 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 16.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 2.93.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7886

Complementary

  1. #cff538
  2. #5e38f5

Split complementary

  1. #cff538
  2. #3871f5
  3. #bc38f5

Analogous

  1. #f5bc38
  2. #cff538
  3. #71f538

Triadic

  1. #cff538
  2. #38cff5
  3. #f538cf

Tetradic

  1. #cff538
  2. #38f55e
  3. #5e38f5
  4. #f538cf

Square

  1. #cff538
  2. #38f5bc
  3. #5e38f5
  4. #f53871

Monochromatic

  1. #728d07
  2. #add60b
  3. #cff538
  4. #e1f981
  5. #f2fcca

Shades

#cff538 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cff538
  2. #badd32
  3. #a6c42d
  4. #91ac27
  5. #7c9322
  6. #687b1c
  7. #536216
  8. #3e4a11
  9. #29310b
  10. #151906
  11. #000000

Tints

#cff538 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cff538
  2. #d4f64c
  3. #d9f760
  4. #ddf874
  5. #e2f988
  6. #e7fa9c
  7. #ecfbaf
  8. #f1fcc3
  9. #f5fdd7
  10. #fafeeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cff538 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cff538
  2. #c7e93f
  3. #bfde46
  4. #b7d24e
  5. #afc655
  6. #a8bb5c
  7. #a0af63
  8. #98a36a
  9. #909772
  10. #888c79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e6e6e6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ddecba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe64b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dbe8d2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f1ec1e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eeec44 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6edaa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cff538 {
  color: #cff538;
}
Background
.bg-cff538 {
  background-color: #cff538;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cff538 {
  border: 2px solid #cff538;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cff538;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 245 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 90% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cff538 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cff538, #71f538);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cff538 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 245 56 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.93 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 3.83 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 4.33 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.00 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.11 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.13 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.78 #300ac7 Inverted #e6e6e6 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#cff538  rgb(207, 245, 56)  hsl(72, 90%, 59%)  Electric Lime
#5e38f5  rgb(94, 56, 245)  hsl(252, 90%, 59%)  Han Purple
#38cff5  rgb(56, 207, 245)  hsl(192, 90%, 59%)  Sky Blue
#f538cf  rgb(245, 56, 207)  hsl(312, 90%, 59%)  Shocking Pink