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#DEF00A

#def00a ≈ Lemon Lime

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#def00a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 94.12% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.5% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.83% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 64.7°, with 92% saturation and 49.02% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lemon Lime (#e3ff00), ΔE 3.25.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7787

Complementary

  1. #def00a
  2. #1c0af0

Split complementary

  1. #def00a
  2. #0a6bf0
  3. #8f0af0

Analogous

  1. #f08f0a
  2. #def00a
  3. #6bf00a

Triadic

  1. #def00a
  2. #0adef0
  3. #f00ade

Tetradic

  1. #def00a
  2. #0af01c
  3. #1c0af0
  4. #f00ade

Square

  1. #def00a
  2. #0af08f
  3. #1c0af0
  4. #f00a6b

Monochromatic

  1. #565d04
  2. #9aa707
  3. #def00a
  4. #eaf84f
  5. #f3fb98

Shades

#def00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #def00a
  2. #c8d809
  3. #b2c008
  4. #9ba807
  5. #859006
  6. #6f7805
  7. #596004
  8. #434803
  9. #2c3002
  10. #161801
  11. #000000

Tints

#def00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #def00a
  2. #e1f223
  3. #e5f33b
  4. #e8f554
  5. #ebf66c
  6. #eff885
  7. #f2f99d
  8. #f5fbb6
  9. #f8fcce
  10. #fcfee7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#def00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #def00a
  2. #d5e516
  3. #cbda22
  4. #c2ce2d
  5. #b8c339
  6. #afb845
  7. #a6ad51
  8. #9ca25d
  9. #939668
  10. #898b74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e4e4e4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2e9b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe632 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ede1cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f4e800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f4ea27 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7e7a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-def00a {
  color: #def00a;
}
Background
.bg-def00a {
  background-color: #def00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-def00a {
  border: 2px solid #def00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #def00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 240 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 65 92% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-def00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #def00a, #6bf00a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-def00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 240 10 / 0.35);
}

#e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 3.25 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 3.52 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.76 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 5.12 #ffff00 Yellow ΔE 5.42 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.44 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.73 #210ff5 Inverted #e4e4e4 Grayscale 

Lemon Lime
#def00a  rgb(222, 240, 10)  hsl(65, 92%, 49%)  Lemon Lime
#1c0af0  rgb(28, 10, 240)  hsl(245, 92%, 49%)  Blue
#0adef0  rgb(10, 222, 240)  hsl(185, 92%, 49%)  Dark Turquoise
#f00ade  rgb(240, 10, 222)  hsl(305, 92%, 49%)  Fuchsia