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#C8FF4E

#c8ff4e ≈ Green Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c8ff4e is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 100% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 69.41% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 78.64°, with 100% saturation and 65.29% 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 17.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Green Yellow (#adff2f), ΔE 3.48.

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Web safe#ccff66
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Relative luminance0.8435

Complementary

  1. #c8ff4e
  2. #854eff

Split complementary

  1. #c8ff4e
  2. #4e6fff
  3. #dd4eff

Analogous

  1. #ffdd4e
  2. #c8ff4e
  3. #6fff4e

Triadic

  1. #c8ff4e
  2. #4ec8ff
  3. #ff4ec8

Tetradic

  1. #c8ff4e
  2. #4eff85
  3. #854eff
  4. #ff4ec8

Square

  1. #c8ff4e
  2. #4effdd
  3. #854eff
  4. #ff4e6f

Monochromatic

  1. #7cb400
  2. #b0ff01
  3. #c8ff4e
  4. #e0ff9a
  5. #f8ffe7

Shades

#c8ff4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8ff4e
  2. #b4e646
  3. #a0cc3e
  4. #8cb337
  5. #78992f
  6. #648027
  7. #50661f
  8. #3c4d17
  9. #283310
  10. #141a08
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8ff4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8ff4e
  2. #ceff60
  3. #d3ff71
  4. #d9ff83
  5. #deff95
  6. #e4ffa7
  7. #e9ffb8
  8. #efffca
  9. #f4ffdc
  10. #faffed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8ff4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8ff4e
  2. #c1f253
  3. #bae658
  4. #b2d95d
  5. #abcc62
  6. #a4c067
  7. #9db36c
  8. #96a671
  9. #8e9976
  10. #878d7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ededed ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dff4c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffef30 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffec5d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d1f3dc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f4f53e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eff457 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cdf8b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8ff4e {
  color: #c8ff4e;
}
Background
.bg-c8ff4e {
  background-color: #c8ff4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8ff4e {
  border: 2px solid #c8ff4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8ff4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 255 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 100% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8ff4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8ff4e, #6fff4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8ff4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 255 78 / 0.35);
}

#adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 3.48 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.80 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.23 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.37 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.17 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.79 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 7.81 #3700b1 Inverted #ededed Grayscale 

Green Yellow
#c8ff4e  rgb(200, 255, 78)  hsl(79, 100%, 65%)  Green Yellow
#854eff  rgb(133, 78, 255)  hsl(259, 100%, 65%)  Medium Slate Blue
#4ec8ff  rgb(78, 200, 255)  hsl(199, 100%, 65%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ff4ec8  rgb(255, 78, 200)  hsl(319, 100%, 65%)  Rose Pink