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#DEFE6E

#defe6e ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#defe6e 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, 99.61% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.6% cyan, 0% magenta, 56.69% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 73.33°, with 98.63% saturation and 71.37% 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 18.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 5.99.

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Web safe#ccff66
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Relative luminance0.8754

Complementary

  1. #defe6e
  2. #8e6efe

Split complementary

  1. #defe6e
  2. #6e96fe
  3. #d66efe

Analogous

  1. #fed66e
  2. #defe6e
  3. #96fe6e

Triadic

  1. #defe6e
  2. #6edefe
  3. #fe6ede

Tetradic

  1. #defe6e
  2. #6efe8e
  3. #8e6efe
  4. #fe6ede

Square

  1. #defe6e
  2. #6efed6
  3. #8e6efe
  4. #fe6e96

Monochromatic

  1. #a3d201
  2. #cdfd22
  3. #defe6e
  4. #efffba
  5. #faffeb

Shades

#defe6e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #defe6e
  2. #c8e563
  3. #b2cb58
  4. #9bb24d
  5. #859842
  6. #6f7f37
  7. #59662c
  8. #434c21
  9. #2c3316
  10. #16190b
  11. #000000

Tints

#defe6e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #defe6e
  2. #e1fe7d
  3. #e5fe8b
  4. #e8fe9a
  5. #ebfea8
  6. #efffb7
  7. #f2ffc5
  8. #f5ffd4
  9. #f8ffe2
  10. #fcfff1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#defe6e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #defe6e
  2. #d5f170
  3. #cbe572
  4. #c2d873
  5. #b8cc75
  6. #afbf77
  7. #a6b279
  8. #9ca67b
  9. #93997c
  10. #898d7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f0f0f0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e9f6ca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff15f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff177 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e9f2df ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fbf665 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f9f674 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5f7bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-defe6e {
  color: #defe6e;
}
Background
.bg-defe6e {
  background-color: #defe6e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-defe6e {
  border: 2px solid #defe6e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #defe6e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 254 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 99% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-defe6e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #defe6e, #96fe6e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-defe6e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 254 110 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.99 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.45 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.62 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.74 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 7.06 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 7.38 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.42 #210191 Inverted #f0f0f0 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#defe6e  rgb(222, 254, 110)  hsl(73, 99%, 71%)  Electric Lime
#8e6efe  rgb(142, 110, 254)  hsl(253, 99%, 71%)  Medium Slate Blue
#6edefe  rgb(110, 222, 254)  hsl(193, 99%, 71%)  Sky Blue
#fe6ede  rgb(254, 110, 222)  hsl(313, 99%, 71%)  Rose Pink