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#C6F736

#c6f736 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c6f736 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.65% red, 96.86% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.84% cyan, 0% magenta, 78.14% yellow and 3.14% black. Its hue angle is 75.23°, with 92.34% saturation and 59.02% 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 16.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 2.68.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7879

Complementary

  1. #c6f736
  2. #6736f7

Split complementary

  1. #c6f736
  2. #3666f7
  3. #c736f7

Analogous

  1. #f7c736
  2. #c6f736
  3. #66f736

Triadic

  1. #c6f736
  2. #36c6f7
  3. #f736c6

Tetradic

  1. #c6f736
  2. #36f767
  3. #6736f7
  4. #f736c6

Square

  1. #c6f736
  2. #36f7c7
  3. #6736f7
  4. #f73666

Monochromatic

  1. #6c8e06
  2. #a3d809
  3. #c6f736
  4. #dbfa80
  5. #f0fdc9

Shades

#c6f736 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c6f736
  2. #b2de31
  3. #9ec62b
  4. #8bad26
  5. #779420
  6. #637c1b
  7. #4f6316
  8. #3b4a10
  9. #28310b
  10. #141905
  11. #000000

Tints

#c6f736 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c6f736
  2. #ccf84a
  3. #d1f95e
  4. #d7f972
  5. #ddfa86
  6. #e3fb9b
  7. #e8fcaf
  8. #eefdc3
  9. #f4fdd7
  10. #f9feeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c6f736 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c6f736
  2. #bfeb3d
  3. #b8df45
  4. #b1d34c
  5. #aac754
  6. #a3bc5b
  7. #9cb062
  8. #95a46a
  9. #8e9871
  10. #878c79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e6e6e6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #daedb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe54a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0ebd4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #efee19 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eaed43 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ccf0ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c6f736 {
  color: #c6f736;
}
Background
.bg-c6f736 {
  background-color: #c6f736;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c6f736 {
  border: 2px solid #c6f736;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c6f736;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 247 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 92% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c6f736 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c6f736, #66f736);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c6f736 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 247 54 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.68 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.38 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.44 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.91 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 5.53 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.78 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.41 #3908c9 Inverted #e6e6e6 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#c6f736  rgb(198, 247, 54)  hsl(75, 92%, 59%)  Electric Lime
#6736f7  rgb(103, 54, 247)  hsl(255, 92%, 59%)  Electric Indigo
#36c6f7  rgb(54, 198, 247)  hsl(195, 92%, 59%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f736c6  rgb(247, 54, 198)  hsl(315, 92%, 59%)  Shocking Pink