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#CCFF4E

#ccff4e ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ccff4e is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 100% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 69.41% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 77.29°, 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 17.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.46.

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Web safe#ccff66
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Relative luminance0.8491

Complementary

  1. #ccff4e
  2. #814eff

Split complementary

  1. #ccff4e
  2. #4e73ff
  3. #da4eff

Analogous

  1. #ffda4e
  2. #ccff4e
  3. #73ff4e

Triadic

  1. #ccff4e
  2. #4eccff
  3. #ff4ecc

Tetradic

  1. #ccff4e
  2. #4eff81
  3. #814eff
  4. #ff4ecc

Square

  1. #ccff4e
  2. #4effda
  3. #814eff
  4. #ff4e73

Monochromatic

  1. #80b400
  2. #b6ff01
  3. #ccff4e
  4. #e2ff9a
  5. #f8ffe7

Shades

#ccff4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ccff4e
  2. #b8e646
  3. #a3cc3e
  4. #8fb337
  5. #7a992f
  6. #668027
  7. #52661f
  8. #3d4d17
  9. #293310
  10. #141a08
  11. #000000

Tints

#ccff4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ccff4e
  2. #d1ff60
  3. #d6ff71
  4. #dbff83
  5. #e0ff95
  6. #e6ffa7
  7. #ebffb8
  8. #f0ffca
  9. #f5ffdc
  10. #faffed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ccff4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ccff4e
  2. #c4f253
  3. #bde658
  4. #b5d95d
  5. #aecc62
  6. #a6c067
  7. #9eb36c
  8. #97a671
  9. #8f9976
  10. #888d7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ededed ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1f5c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffef30 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffed5d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d5f3dc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f6f63e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1f457 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2f8b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ccff4e {
  color: #ccff4e;
}
Background
.bg-ccff4e {
  background-color: #ccff4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ccff4e {
  border: 2px solid #ccff4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ccff4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 255 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 100% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ccff4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ccff4e, #73ff4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ccff4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 255 78 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.46 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.04 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.69 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.61 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.73 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.21 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.92 #3300b1 Inverted #ededed Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#ccff4e  rgb(204, 255, 78)  hsl(77, 100%, 65%)  Electric Lime
#814eff  rgb(129, 78, 255)  hsl(257, 100%, 65%)  Medium Slate Blue
#4eccff  rgb(78, 204, 255)  hsl(197, 100%, 65%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ff4ecc  rgb(255, 78, 204)  hsl(317, 100%, 65%)  Rose Pink