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#EFFE09

#effe09 ≈ Lemon Lime

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#effe09 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 99.61% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.91% cyan, 0% magenta, 96.46% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 63.67°, with 99.19% saturation and 51.57% 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 18.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lemon Lime (#e3ff00), ΔE 2.34.

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Relative luminance0.8925

Complementary

  1. #effe09
  2. #1809fe

Split complementary

  1. #effe09
  2. #0975fe
  3. #9209fe

Analogous

  1. #fe9209
  2. #effe09
  3. #75fe09

Triadic

  1. #effe09
  2. #09effe
  3. #fe09ef

Tetradic

  1. #effe09
  2. #09fe18
  3. #1809fe
  4. #fe09ef

Square

  1. #effe09
  2. #09fe92
  3. #1809fe
  4. #fe0975

Monochromatic

  1. #676e00
  2. #aeba01
  3. #effe09
  4. #f4fe55
  5. #f9ffa1

Shades

#effe09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #effe09
  2. #d7e508
  3. #bfcb07
  4. #a7b206
  5. #8f9805
  6. #787f05
  7. #606604
  8. #484c03
  9. #303302
  10. #181901
  11. #000000

Tints

#effe09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #effe09
  2. #f1fe22
  3. #f2fe3a
  4. #f4fe53
  5. #f5fe6b
  6. #f7ff84
  7. #f9ff9d
  8. #faffb5
  9. #fcffce
  10. #fdffe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#effe09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #effe09
  2. #e4f115
  3. #d9e521
  4. #ced82d
  5. #c3cc39
  6. #b8bf45
  7. #acb250
  8. #a1a65c
  9. #969968
  10. #8b8d74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f3f3f3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f1f7c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff435 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffeed8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fff600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff829 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9f5ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-effe09 {
  color: #effe09;
}
Background
.bg-effe09 {
  background-color: #effe09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-effe09 {
  border: 2px solid #effe09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #effe09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 254 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 64 99% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-effe09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #effe09, #75fe09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-effe09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 254 9 / 0.35);
}

#e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 2.34 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 2.93 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 3.06 #ffff00 Yellow ΔE 3.09 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 4.62 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 4.85 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 5.12 #1001f6 Inverted #f3f3f3 Grayscale 

Lemon Lime
#effe09  rgb(239, 254, 9)  hsl(64, 99%, 52%)  Lemon Lime
#1809fe  rgb(24, 9, 254)  hsl(244, 99%, 52%)  Blue
#09effe  rgb(9, 239, 254)  hsl(184, 99%, 52%)  Electric Blue
#fe09ef  rgb(254, 9, 239)  hsl(304, 99%, 52%)  Fuchsia