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#DFF221

#dff221 ≈ Lemon Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dff221 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 94.9% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.85% cyan, 0% magenta, 86.36% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 65.45°, with 88.94% saturation and 53.92% 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 16.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lemon Lime (#e3ff00), ΔE 2.92.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.793

Complementary

  1. #dff221
  2. #3421f2

Split complementary

  1. #dff221
  2. #2177f2
  3. #9c21f2

Analogous

  1. #f29c21
  2. #dff221
  3. #77f221

Triadic

  1. #dff221
  2. #21dff2
  3. #f221df

Tetradic

  1. #dff221
  2. #21f234
  3. #3421f2
  4. #f221df

Square

  1. #dff221
  2. #21f29c
  3. #3421f2
  4. #f22177

Monochromatic

  1. #697307
  2. #abbc0b
  3. #dff221
  4. #e9f669
  5. #f4fab2

Shades

#dff221 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dff221
  2. #c9da1e
  3. #b2c21a
  4. #9ca917
  5. #869114
  6. #707911
  7. #59610d
  8. #43490a
  9. #2d3007
  10. #161803
  11. #000000

Tints

#dff221 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dff221
  2. #e2f337
  3. #e5f54d
  4. #e9f664
  5. #ecf77a
  6. #eff990
  7. #f2faa6
  8. #f5fbbc
  9. #f9fcd3
  10. #fcfee9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dff221 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dff221
  2. #d6e72b
  3. #ccdb34
  4. #c3d03e
  5. #b9c447
  6. #b0b951
  7. #a6ae5a
  8. #9da264
  9. #93976d
  10. #8a8b77
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e6e6e6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e3ebb8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe83b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eee3cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f6ea00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f5ec33 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8e9a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dff221 {
  color: #dff221;
}
Background
.bg-dff221 {
  background-color: #dff221;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dff221 {
  border: 2px solid #dff221;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dff221;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 242 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 65 89% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dff221 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dff221, #77f221);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dff221 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 242 33 / 0.35);
}

#e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 2.92 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 3.15 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.81 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 5.09 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.33 #ffff00 Yellow ΔE 5.53 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 5.72 #200dde Inverted #e6e6e6 Grayscale 

Lemon Lime
#dff221  rgb(223, 242, 33)  hsl(65, 89%, 54%)  Lemon Lime
#3421f2  rgb(52, 33, 242)  hsl(245, 89%, 54%)  Ultramarine
#21dff2  rgb(33, 223, 242)  hsl(185, 89%, 54%)  Dark Turquoise
#f221df  rgb(242, 33, 223)  hsl(305, 89%, 54%)  Fuchsia