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#CFFB42

#cffb42 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cffb42 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 98.43% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 73.71% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 74.27°, with 95.85% saturation and 62.16% 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 17.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 2.56.

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Relative luminance0.8265

Complementary

  1. #cffb42
  2. #6e42fb

Split complementary

  1. #cffb42
  2. #4273fb
  3. #cb42fb

Analogous

  1. #fbcb42
  2. #cffb42
  3. #73fb42

Triadic

  1. #cffb42
  2. #42cffb
  3. #fb42cf

Tetradic

  1. #cffb42
  2. #42fb6e
  3. #6e42fb
  4. #fb42cf

Square

  1. #cffb42
  2. #42fbcb
  3. #6e42fb
  4. #fb4273

Monochromatic

  1. #7ba103
  2. #b5ec05
  3. #cffb42
  4. #e2fd8d
  5. #f5fed8

Shades

#cffb42 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cffb42
  2. #bae23b
  3. #a6c935
  4. #91b02e
  5. #7c9728
  6. #687e21
  7. #53641a
  8. #3e4b14
  9. #29320d
  10. #151907
  11. #000000

Tints

#cffb42 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cffb42
  2. #d4fb55
  3. #d9fc68
  4. #ddfc7b
  5. #e2fd8e
  6. #e7fda1
  7. #ecfdb3
  8. #f1fec6
  9. #f5fed9
  10. #faffec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cffb42 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cffb42
  2. #c7ef48
  3. #bfe24e
  4. #b7d655
  5. #afca5b
  6. #a8be61
  7. #a0b167
  8. #98a56d
  9. #909974
  10. #888c7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eaeaea ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0f1be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffec17 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffea53 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #daeed8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f5f22e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1f14d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6f3b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cffb42 {
  color: #cffb42;
}
Background
.bg-cffb42 {
  background-color: #cffb42;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cffb42 {
  border: 2px solid #cffb42;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cffb42;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 251 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 96% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cffb42 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cffb42, #73fb42);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cffb42 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 251 66 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.56 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.27 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 4.85 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.04 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.32 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.39 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.49 #3004bd Inverted #eaeaea Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#cffb42  rgb(207, 251, 66)  hsl(74, 96%, 62%)  Electric Lime
#6e42fb  rgb(110, 66, 251)  hsl(254, 96%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#42cffb  rgb(66, 207, 251)  hsl(194, 96%, 62%)  Sky Blue
#fb42cf  rgb(251, 66, 207)  hsl(314, 96%, 62%)  Shocking Pink