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#BFFF27

#bfff27 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bfff27 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 100% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.1% cyan, 0% magenta, 84.71% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 77.78°, with 100% saturation and 57.65% 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 17.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 2.61.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.8274

Complementary

  1. #bfff27
  2. #6727ff

Split complementary

  1. #bfff27
  2. #2753ff
  3. #d327ff

Analogous

  1. #ffd327
  2. #bfff27
  3. #53ff27

Triadic

  1. #bfff27
  2. #27bfff
  3. #ff27bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfff27
  2. #27ff67
  3. #6727ff
  4. #ff27bf

Square

  1. #bfff27
  2. #27ffd3
  3. #6727ff
  4. #ff2753

Monochromatic

  1. #638d00
  2. #99da00
  3. #bfff27
  4. #d6ff74
  5. #ecffc0

Shades

#bfff27 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfff27
  2. #ace623
  3. #99cc1f
  4. #86b31b
  5. #739917
  6. #608014
  7. #4c6610
  8. #394d0c
  9. #263308
  10. #131a04
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfff27 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfff27
  2. #c5ff3d
  3. #ccff52
  4. #d2ff68
  5. #d9ff7d
  6. #dfff93
  7. #e5ffa9
  8. #ecffbe
  9. #f2ffd4
  10. #f9ffe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfff27 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfff27
  2. #b9f230
  3. #b2e639
  4. #acd942
  5. #a6cc4b
  6. #a0c054
  7. #99b35c
  8. #93a665
  9. #8d996e
  10. #868d77
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ebebeb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbf3bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffed00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffea43 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7f3da ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f2f400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ecf23a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4f8af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfff27 {
  color: #bfff27;
}
Background
.bg-bfff27 {
  background-color: #bfff27;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfff27 {
  border: 2px solid #bfff27;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfff27;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 255 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 100% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfff27 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfff27, #53ff27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfff27 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 255 39 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.61 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 2.70 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 2.80 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.71 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.41 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.54 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.97 #4000d8 Inverted #ebebeb Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bfff27  rgb(191, 255, 39)  hsl(78, 100%, 58%)  Electric Lime
#6727ff  rgb(103, 39, 255)  hsl(258, 100%, 58%)  Electric Indigo
#27bfff  rgb(39, 191, 255)  hsl(198, 100%, 58%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ff27bf  rgb(255, 39, 191)  hsl(318, 100%, 58%)  Shocking Pink