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#DEF96E

#def96e ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#def96e is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 97.65% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.84% cyan, 0% magenta, 55.82% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 71.65°, with 92.05% saturation and 70.39% 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 17.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 6.51.

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Web safe#ccff66
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Relative luminance0.8441

Complementary

  1. #def96e
  2. #896ef9

Split complementary

  1. #def96e
  2. #6e99f9
  3. #ce6ef9

Analogous

  1. #f9ce6e
  2. #def96e
  3. #99f96e

Triadic

  1. #def96e
  2. #6edef9
  3. #f96ede

Tetradic

  1. #def96e
  2. #6ef989
  3. #896ef9
  4. #f96ede

Square

  1. #def96e
  2. #6ef9ce
  3. #896ef9
  4. #f96e99

Monochromatic

  1. #a1c608
  2. #cdf625
  3. #def96e
  4. #effcb7
  5. #fbfeeb

Shades

#def96e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #def96e
  2. #c8e063
  3. #b2c758
  4. #9bae4d
  5. #859542
  6. #6f7d37
  7. #59642c
  8. #434b21
  9. #2c3216
  10. #16190b
  11. #000000

Tints

#def96e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #def96e
  2. #e1fa7d
  3. #e5fa8b
  4. #e8fb9a
  5. #ebfba8
  6. #effcb7
  7. #f2fdc5
  8. #f5fdd4
  9. #f8fee2
  10. #fcfef1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#def96e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #def96e
  2. #d5ed70
  3. #cbe172
  4. #c2d573
  5. #b8c975
  6. #afbd77
  7. #a6b079
  8. #9ca47b
  9. #93987c
  10. #898c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ededed ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e7f2c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffed5f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffed77 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e9eddb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f8f266 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f6f273 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5f2b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-def96e {
  color: #def96e;
}
Background
.bg-def96e {
  background-color: #def96e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-def96e {
  border: 2px solid #def96e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #def96e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 249 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 92% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-def96e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #def96e, #99f96e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-def96e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 249 110 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 6.51 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.59 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 6.60 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.66 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.66 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 6.87 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.88 #210691 Inverted #ededed Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#def96e  rgb(222, 249, 110)  hsl(72, 92%, 70%)  Electric Lime
#896ef9  rgb(137, 110, 249)  hsl(252, 92%, 70%)  Medium Slate Blue
#6edef9  rgb(110, 222, 249)  hsl(192, 92%, 70%)  Sky Blue
#f96ede  rgb(249, 110, 222)  hsl(312, 92%, 70%)  Rose Pink