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#CFFC40

#cffc40 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cffc40 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, 98.82% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.86% cyan, 0% magenta, 74.6% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 74.36°, with 96.91% saturation and 61.96% 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 17.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 2.35.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.8326

Complementary

  1. #cffc40
  2. #6d40fc

Split complementary

  1. #cffc40
  2. #4071fc
  3. #cb40fc

Analogous

  1. #fccb40
  2. #cffc40
  3. #71fc40

Triadic

  1. #cffc40
  2. #40cffc
  3. #fc40cf

Tetradic

  1. #cffc40
  2. #40fc6d
  3. #6d40fc
  4. #fc40cf

Square

  1. #cffc40
  2. #40fccb
  3. #6d40fc
  4. #fc4071

Monochromatic

  1. #7ba003
  2. #b4ec04
  3. #cffc40
  4. #e2fd8b
  5. #f5fed7

Shades

#cffc40 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cffc40
  2. #bae33a
  3. #a6ca33
  4. #91b02d
  5. #7c9726
  6. #687e20
  7. #53651a
  8. #3e4c13
  9. #29320d
  10. #151906
  11. #000000

Tints

#cffc40 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cffc40
  2. #d4fc53
  3. #d9fd66
  4. #ddfd79
  5. #e2fd8c
  6. #e7fea0
  7. #ecfeb3
  8. #f1fec6
  9. #f5fed9
  10. #faffec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cffc40 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cffc40
  2. #c7f046
  3. #bfe34d
  4. #b7d753
  5. #afca5a
  6. #a8be60
  7. #a0b266
  8. #98a56d
  9. #909973
  10. #888c7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ebebeb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0f2bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffec0f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffeb52 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #daefd9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f5f32a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1f24b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6f4b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cffc40 {
  color: #cffc40;
}
Background
.bg-cffc40 {
  background-color: #cffc40;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cffc40 {
  border: 2px solid #cffc40;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cffc40;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 252 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 97% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cffc40 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cffc40, #71fc40);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cffc40 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 252 64 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.35 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.17 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 4.78 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.94 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.21 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.55 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.68 #3003bf Inverted #ebebeb Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#cffc40  rgb(207, 252, 64)  hsl(74, 97%, 62%)  Electric Lime
#6d40fc  rgb(109, 64, 252)  hsl(254, 97%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#40cffc  rgb(64, 207, 252)  hsl(194, 97%, 62%)  Sky Blue
#fc40cf  rgb(252, 64, 207)  hsl(314, 97%, 62%)  Shocking Pink