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#DAFD40

#dafd40 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dafd40 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.49% red, 99.22% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.83% cyan, 0% magenta, 74.7% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 71.11°, with 97.93% 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 18.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 2.71.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.8553

Complementary

  1. #dafd40
  2. #6340fd

Split complementary

  1. #dafd40
  2. #407cfd
  3. #c240fd

Analogous

  1. #fdc240
  2. #dafd40
  3. #7cfd40

Triadic

  1. #dafd40
  2. #40dafd
  3. #fd40da

Tetradic

  1. #dafd40
  2. #40fd63
  3. #6340fd
  4. #fd40da

Square

  1. #dafd40
  2. #40fdc2
  3. #6340fd
  4. #fd407c

Monochromatic

  1. #85a202
  2. #c2ee02
  3. #dafd40
  4. #e9fe8c
  5. #f7ffd7

Shades

#dafd40 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dafd40
  2. #c4e43a
  3. #aeca33
  4. #99b12d
  5. #839826
  6. #6d7f20
  7. #57651a
  8. #414c13
  9. #2c330d
  10. #161906
  11. #000000

Tints

#dafd40 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dafd40
  2. #defd53
  3. #e1fd66
  4. #e5fe79
  5. #e9fe8c
  6. #edfea0
  7. #f0feb3
  8. #f4fec6
  9. #f8ffd9
  10. #fbffec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dafd40 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dafd40
  2. #d1f146
  3. #c8e44d
  4. #bfd853
  5. #b6cb5a
  6. #adbf60
  7. #a4b266
  8. #9ba66d
  9. #929973
  10. #898d7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eeeeee ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e6f4c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffee0d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffef52 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e7efda ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #faf42a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f8f44b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e2f5b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dafd40 {
  color: #dafd40;
}
Background
.bg-dafd40 {
  background-color: #dafd40;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dafd40 {
  border: 2px solid #dafd40;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dafd40;
  --color-primary-rgb: 218 253 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 98% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dafd40 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dafd40, #7cfd40);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dafd40 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(218 253 64 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.71 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 2.76 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 3.22 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.04 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.71 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 6.85 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.91 #2502bf Inverted #eeeeee Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#dafd40  rgb(218, 253, 64)  hsl(71, 98%, 62%)  Electric Lime
#6340fd  rgb(99, 64, 253)  hsl(251, 98%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#40dafd  rgb(64, 218, 253)  hsl(191, 98%, 62%)  Sky Blue
#fd40da  rgb(253, 64, 218)  hsl(311, 98%, 62%)  Shocking Pink