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#CDFD55

#cdfd55 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cdfd55 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 99.22% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.97% cyan, 0% magenta, 66.4% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 77.14°, with 97.67% saturation and 66.27% 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 17.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 4.03.

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Web safe#ccff66
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Relative luminance0.8389

Complementary

  1. #cdfd55
  2. #8555fd

Split complementary

  1. #cdfd55
  2. #5579fd
  3. #d955fd

Analogous

  1. #fdd955
  2. #cdfd55
  3. #79fd55

Triadic

  1. #cdfd55
  2. #55cdfd
  3. #fd55cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdfd55
  2. #55fd85
  3. #8555fd
  4. #fd55cd

Square

  1. #cdfd55
  2. #55fdd9
  3. #8555fd
  4. #fd5579

Monochromatic

  1. #83b702
  2. #b7fc09
  3. #cdfd55
  4. #e3fea1
  5. #f9ffeb

Shades

#cdfd55 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdfd55
  2. #b9e44d
  3. #a4ca44
  4. #90b13c
  5. #7b9833
  6. #677f2b
  7. #526522
  8. #3e4c1a
  9. #293311
  10. #151909
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdfd55 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdfd55
  2. #d2fd66
  3. #d7fd77
  4. #dcfe88
  5. #e1fe99
  6. #e6feaa
  7. #ebfebb
  8. #f0fecc
  9. #f5ffdd
  10. #faffee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdfd55 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdfd55
  2. #c5f159
  3. #bee45e
  4. #b6d862
  5. #aecb66
  6. #a7bf6b
  7. #9fb26f
  8. #97a673
  9. #8f9977
  10. #888d7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ececec ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0f3c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffee3d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffec62 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6f1db ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f5f447 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0f35d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3f6b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdfd55 {
  color: #cdfd55;
}
Background
.bg-cdfd55 {
  background-color: #cdfd55;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdfd55 {
  border: 2px solid #cdfd55;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdfd55;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 253 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 98% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdfd55 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdfd55, #79fd55);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdfd55 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 253 85 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.03 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.45 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.15 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.26 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.92 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.48 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.63 #3202aa Inverted #ececec Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#cdfd55  rgb(205, 253, 85)  hsl(77, 98%, 66%)  Electric Lime
#8555fd  rgb(133, 85, 253)  hsl(257, 98%, 66%)  Medium Slate Blue
#55cdfd  rgb(85, 205, 253)  hsl(197, 98%, 66%)  Baby Blue
#fd55cd  rgb(253, 85, 205)  hsl(317, 98%, 66%)  Rose Pink