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#EFFE4E

#effe4e ≈ Lemon Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#effe4e is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 99.61% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.91% cyan, 0% magenta, 69.29% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 65.11°, with 98.88% saturation and 65.1% 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 18.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lemon Lime (#e3ff00), ΔE 3.32.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.8978

Complementary

  1. #effe4e
  2. #5d4efe

Split complementary

  1. #effe4e
  2. #4e97fe
  3. #b54efe

Analogous

  1. #feb54e
  2. #effe4e
  3. #97fe4e

Triadic

  1. #effe4e
  2. #4eeffe
  3. #fe4eef

Tetradic

  1. #effe4e
  2. #4efe5d
  3. #5d4efe
  4. #fe4eef

Square

  1. #effe4e
  2. #4efeb5
  3. #5d4efe
  4. #fe4e97

Monochromatic

  1. #a3b201
  2. #e8fe02
  3. #effe4e
  4. #f6fe9a
  5. #fdffe6

Shades

#effe4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #effe4e
  2. #d7e546
  3. #bfcb3e
  4. #a7b237
  5. #8f982f
  6. #787f27
  7. #60661f
  8. #484c17
  9. #303310
  10. #181908
  11. #000000

Tints

#effe4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #effe4e
  2. #f1fe60
  3. #f2fe71
  4. #f4fe83
  5. #f5fe95
  6. #f7ffa7
  7. #f9ffb8
  8. #faffca
  9. #fcffdc
  10. #fdffed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#effe4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #effe4e
  2. #e4f153
  3. #d9e558
  4. #ced85d
  5. #c3cc62
  6. #b8bf67
  7. #acb26c
  8. #a1a671
  9. #969976
  10. #8b8d7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f3f3f3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f2f8c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff230 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff55c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #feefdc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fff73e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff956 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8f5b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-effe4e {
  color: #effe4e;
}
Background
.bg-effe4e {
  background-color: #effe4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-effe4e {
  border: 2px solid #effe4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #effe4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 254 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 65 99% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-effe4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #effe4e, #97fe4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-effe4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 254 78 / 0.35);
}

#e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 3.32 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 3.34 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 3.64 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 4.09 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.28 #ffff00 Yellow ΔE 5.06 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.96 #1001b1 Inverted #f3f3f3 Grayscale 

Lemon Lime
#effe4e  rgb(239, 254, 78)  hsl(65, 99%, 65%)  Lemon Lime
#5d4efe  rgb(93, 78, 254)  hsl(245, 99%, 65%)  Majorelle Blue
#4eeffe  rgb(78, 239, 254)  hsl(185, 99%, 65%)  Electric Blue
#fe4eef  rgb(254, 78, 239)  hsl(305, 99%, 65%)  Fuchsia