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#BAEC00

#baec00 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#baec00 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 92.55% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.19% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 72.71°, with 100% saturation and 46.27% 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 15.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 4.14.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7043

Complementary

  1. #baec00
  2. #3200ec

Split complementary

  1. #baec00
  2. #0044ec
  3. #a800ec

Analogous

  1. #eca800
  2. #baec00
  3. #44ec00

Triadic

  1. #baec00
  2. #00baec
  3. #ec00ba

Tetradic

  1. #baec00
  2. #00ec32
  3. #3200ec
  4. #ec00ba

Square

  1. #baec00
  2. #00eca8
  3. #3200ec
  4. #ec0044

Monochromatic

  1. #415300
  2. #7e9f00
  3. #baec00
  4. #d5ff39
  5. #e5ff86

Shades

#baec00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #baec00
  2. #a7d400
  3. #95bd00
  4. #82a500
  5. #708e00
  6. #5d7600
  7. #4a5e00
  8. #384700
  9. #252f00
  10. #131800
  11. #000000

Tints

#baec00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #baec00
  2. #c1ee1a
  3. #c8f033
  4. #cff24d
  5. #d6f466
  6. #ddf680
  7. #e3f799
  8. #eaf9b3
  9. #f1fbcc
  10. #f8fde6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#baec00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #baec00
  2. #b4e10d
  3. #aed61a
  4. #a9cc26
  5. #a3c133
  6. #9db640
  7. #97ab4d
  8. #91a05a
  9. #8c9666
  10. #868b73
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dadada ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cee2ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fadc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f4da31 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4e0c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3e300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfe125 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0e5a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-baec00 {
  color: #baec00;
}
Background
.bg-baec00 {
  background-color: #baec00;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-baec00 {
  border: 2px solid #baec00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #baec00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 236 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-baec00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #baec00, #44ec00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-baec00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 236 0 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.14 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.06 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.52 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.59 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.92 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.27 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.46 #4513ff Inverted #dadada Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#baec00  rgb(186, 236, 0)  hsl(73, 100%, 46%)  Electric Lime
#3200ec  rgb(50, 0, 236)  hsl(253, 100%, 46%)  Blue
#00baec  rgb(0, 186, 236)  hsl(193, 100%, 46%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ec00ba  rgb(236, 0, 186)  hsl(313, 100%, 46%)  Shocking Pink