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#DEFD69

#defd69 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#defd69 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, 99.22% green and 41.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.25% cyan, 0% magenta, 58.5% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 72.57°, with 97.37% saturation and 70.2% 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 18.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 5.6.

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Web safe#ccff66
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Relative luminance0.868

Complementary

  1. #defd69
  2. #8869fd

Split complementary

  1. #defd69
  2. #6994fd
  3. #d269fd

Analogous

  1. #fdd269
  2. #defd69
  3. #94fd69

Triadic

  1. #defd69
  2. #69defd
  3. #fd69de

Tetradic

  1. #defd69
  2. #69fd88
  3. #8869fd
  4. #fd69de

Square

  1. #defd69
  2. #69fdd2
  3. #8869fd
  4. #fd6994

Monochromatic

  1. #a1ca03
  2. #cdfc1e
  3. #defd69
  4. #effeb5
  5. #fbffeb

Shades

#defd69 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #defd69
  2. #c8e45f
  3. #b2ca54
  4. #9bb14a
  5. #85983f
  6. #6f7f35
  7. #59652a
  8. #434c20
  9. #2c3315
  10. #16190b
  11. #000000

Tints

#defd69 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #defd69
  2. #e1fd78
  3. #e5fd87
  4. #e8fe96
  5. #ebfea5
  6. #effeb4
  7. #f2fec3
  8. #f5fed2
  9. #f8ffe1
  10. #fcfff0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#defd69 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #defd69
  2. #d5f16b
  3. #cbe46e
  4. #c2d870
  5. #b8cb72
  6. #afbf75
  7. #a6b277
  8. #9ca679
  9. #93997b
  10. #898d7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f0f0f0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e9f5c8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff058 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff073 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e9f1dd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fbf55f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f8f56f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5f6ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-defd69 {
  color: #defd69;
}
Background
.bg-defd69 {
  background-color: #defd69;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-defd69 {
  border: 2px solid #defd69;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #defd69;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 253 105;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 97% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-defd69 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #defd69, #94fd69);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-defd69 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 253 105 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.60 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.93 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.22 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 6.73 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.75 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.94 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 7.36 #210296 Inverted #f0f0f0 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#defd69  rgb(222, 253, 105)  hsl(73, 97%, 70%)  Electric Lime
#8869fd  rgb(136, 105, 253)  hsl(253, 97%, 70%)  Medium Slate Blue
#69defd  rgb(105, 222, 253)  hsl(193, 97%, 70%)  Sky Blue
#fd69de  rgb(253, 105, 222)  hsl(313, 97%, 70%)  Rose Pink