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#BAF00A

#baf00a ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#baf00a 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, 94.12% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.5% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.83% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 74.09°, with 92% saturation and 49.02% 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 15.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.53.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7278

Complementary

  1. #baf00a
  2. #400af0

Split complementary

  1. #baf00a
  2. #0a47f0
  3. #b30af0

Analogous

  1. #f0b30a
  2. #baf00a
  3. #47f00a

Triadic

  1. #baf00a
  2. #0abaf0
  3. #f00aba

Tetradic

  1. #baf00a
  2. #0af040
  3. #400af0
  4. #f00aba

Square

  1. #baf00a
  2. #0af0b3
  3. #400af0
  4. #f00a47

Monochromatic

  1. #485d04
  2. #81a707
  3. #baf00a
  4. #d0f84f
  5. #e4fb98

Shades

#baf00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #baf00a
  2. #a7d809
  3. #95c008
  4. #82a807
  5. #709006
  6. #5d7805
  7. #4a6004
  8. #384803
  9. #253002
  10. #131801
  11. #000000

Tints

#baf00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #baf00a
  2. #c1f223
  3. #c8f33b
  4. #cff554
  5. #d6f66c
  6. #ddf885
  7. #e3f99d
  8. #eafbb6
  9. #f1fcce
  10. #f8fee7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#baf00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #baf00a
  2. #b4e516
  3. #aeda22
  4. #a9ce2d
  5. #a3c339
  6. #9db845
  7. #97ad51
  8. #91a25d
  9. #8c9668
  10. #868b74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0e5b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fee000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f7dd34 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4e4cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6e600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1e529 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0e9a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-baf00a {
  color: #baf00a;
}
Background
.bg-baf00a {
  background-color: #baf00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-baf00a {
  border: 2px solid #baf00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #baf00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 240 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 92% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-baf00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #baf00a, #47f00a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-baf00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 240 10 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.53 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.21 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.70 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.75 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.04 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.23 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.36 #450ff5 Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#baf00a  rgb(186, 240, 10)  hsl(74, 92%, 49%)  Electric Lime
#400af0  rgb(64, 10, 240)  hsl(254, 92%, 49%)  Ultramarine
#0abaf0  rgb(10, 186, 240)  hsl(194, 92%, 49%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f00aba  rgb(240, 10, 186)  hsl(314, 92%, 49%)  Shocking Pink