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#BCFE09

#bcfe09 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bcfe09 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 99.61% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 96.46% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 76.16°, with 99.19% saturation and 51.57% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 17.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 2.43.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.8159

Complementary

  1. #bcfe09
  2. #4b09fe

Split complementary

  1. #bcfe09
  2. #0942fe
  3. #c509fe

Analogous

  1. #fec509
  2. #bcfe09
  3. #42fe09

Triadic

  1. #bcfe09
  2. #09bcfe
  3. #fe09bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcfe09
  2. #09fe4b
  3. #4b09fe
  4. #fe09bc

Square

  1. #bcfe09
  2. #09fec5
  3. #4b09fe
  4. #fe0942

Monochromatic

  1. #506e00
  2. #88ba01
  3. #bcfe09
  4. #d1fe55
  5. #e6ffa1

Shades

#bcfe09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcfe09
  2. #a9e508
  3. #96cb07
  4. #84b206
  5. #719805
  6. #5e7f05
  7. #4b6604
  8. #384c03
  9. #263302
  10. #131901
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcfe09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcfe09
  2. #c3fe22
  3. #c9fe3a
  4. #d0fe53
  5. #d7fe6b
  6. #deff84
  7. #e4ff9d
  8. #ebffb5
  9. #f2ffce
  10. #f8ffe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcfe09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcfe09
  2. #b6f115
  3. #b0e521
  4. #aad82d
  5. #a4cc39
  6. #9ebf45
  7. #98b250
  8. #92a65c
  9. #8c9968
  10. #868d74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e9e9e9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9f2ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffec00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe838 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4f1d8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f0f300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eaf12b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1f7ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcfe09 {
  color: #bcfe09;
}
Background
.bg-bcfe09 {
  background-color: #bcfe09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcfe09 {
  border: 2px solid #bcfe09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcfe09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 254 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 99% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcfe09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcfe09, #42fe09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcfe09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 254 9 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.43 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 2.68 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 2.95 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.61 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.33 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.96 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.98 #4301f6 Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bcfe09  rgb(188, 254, 9)  hsl(76, 99%, 52%)  Electric Lime
#4b09fe  rgb(75, 9, 254)  hsl(256, 99%, 52%)  Ultramarine
#09bcfe  rgb(9, 188, 254)  hsl(196, 99%, 52%)  Deep Sky Blue
#fe09bc  rgb(254, 9, 188)  hsl(316, 99%, 52%)  Shocking Pink