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#C3EC00

#c3ec00 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#c3ec00 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.47% red, 92.55% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.37% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 70.42°, 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 15.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.96.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7159

Complementary

  1. #c3ec00
  2. #2900ec

Split complementary

  1. #c3ec00
  2. #004dec
  3. #9f00ec

Analogous

  1. #ec9f00
  2. #c3ec00
  3. #4dec00

Triadic

  1. #c3ec00
  2. #00c3ec
  3. #ec00c3

Tetradic

  1. #c3ec00
  2. #00ec29
  3. #2900ec
  4. #ec00c3

Square

  1. #c3ec00
  2. #00ec9f
  3. #2900ec
  4. #ec004d

Monochromatic

  1. #455300
  2. #849f00
  3. #c3ec00
  4. #ddff39
  5. #eaff86

Shades

#c3ec00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c3ec00
  2. #b0d400
  3. #9cbd00
  4. #89a500
  5. #758e00
  6. #627600
  7. #4e5e00
  8. #3b4700
  9. #272f00
  10. #141800
  11. #000000

Tints

#c3ec00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c3ec00
  2. #c9ee1a
  3. #cff033
  4. #d5f24d
  5. #dbf466
  6. #e1f680
  7. #e7f799
  8. #edf9b3
  9. #f3fbcc
  10. #f9fde6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c3ec00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c3ec00
  2. #bce10d
  3. #b6d61a
  4. #afcc26
  5. #a8c133
  6. #a2b640
  7. #9bab4d
  8. #94a05a
  9. #8d9666
  10. #878b73
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2e3af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fbdd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f6dc30 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cfdfc9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7e300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3e324 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cae4a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c3ec00 {
  color: #c3ec00;
}
Background
.bg-c3ec00 {
  background-color: #c3ec00;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c3ec00 {
  border: 2px solid #c3ec00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c3ec00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 195 236 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 70 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c3ec00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c3ec00, #4dec00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c3ec00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(195 236 0 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.96 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.31 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.88 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 5.33 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.29 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.73 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.92 #3c13ff Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#c3ec00  rgb(195, 236, 0)  hsl(70, 100%, 46%)  Electric Lime
#2900ec  rgb(41, 0, 236)  hsl(250, 100%, 46%)  Blue
#00c3ec  rgb(0, 195, 236)  hsl(190, 100%, 46%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ec00c3  rgb(236, 0, 195)  hsl(310, 100%, 46%)  Shocking Pink