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#DDFD59

#ddfd59 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddfd59 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 99.22% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.65% cyan, 0% magenta, 64.82% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 71.71°, with 97.62% saturation and 67.06% 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 18.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 4.27.

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Web safe#ccff66
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Relative luminance0.8634

Complementary

  1. #ddfd59
  2. #7959fd

Split complementary

  1. #ddfd59
  2. #598bfd
  3. #cb59fd

Analogous

  1. #fdcb59
  2. #ddfd59
  3. #8bfd59

Triadic

  1. #ddfd59
  2. #59ddfd
  3. #fd59dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddfd59
  2. #59fd79
  3. #7959fd
  4. #fd59dd

Square

  1. #ddfd59
  2. #59fdcb
  3. #7959fd
  4. #fd598b

Monochromatic

  1. #97bb02
  2. #cefc0d
  3. #ddfd59
  4. #ecfea5
  5. #fbffeb

Shades

#ddfd59 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddfd59
  2. #c7e450
  3. #b1ca47
  4. #9bb13e
  5. #859835
  6. #6f7f2d
  7. #586524
  8. #424c1b
  9. #2c3312
  10. #161909
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddfd59 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddfd59
  2. #e0fd6a
  3. #e4fd7a
  4. #e7fe8b
  5. #ebfe9b
  6. #eefeac
  7. #f1febd
  8. #f5fecd
  9. #f8ffde
  10. #fcffee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddfd59 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddfd59
  2. #d4f15d
  3. #cae461
  4. #c1d865
  5. #b8cb69
  6. #afbf6d
  7. #a5b270
  8. #9ca674
  9. #939978
  10. #898d7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #efefef ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e8f5c5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffef42 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff065 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e9f0dc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fbf54c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f8f560 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4f5b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddfd59 {
  color: #ddfd59;
}
Background
.bg-ddfd59 {
  background-color: #ddfd59;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddfd59 {
  border: 2px solid #ddfd59;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddfd59;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 253 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 98% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddfd59 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddfd59, #8bfd59);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddfd59 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 253 89 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.27 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.44 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 4.77 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.30 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 6.47 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.98 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.25 #2202a6 Inverted #efefef Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#ddfd59  rgb(221, 253, 89)  hsl(72, 98%, 67%)  Electric Lime
#7959fd  rgb(121, 89, 253)  hsl(252, 98%, 67%)  Medium Slate Blue
#59ddfd  rgb(89, 221, 253)  hsl(192, 98%, 67%)  Sky Blue
#fd59dd  rgb(253, 89, 221)  hsl(312, 98%, 67%)  Rose Pink