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#CDFD56

#cdfd56 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cdfd56 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 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.97% cyan, 0% magenta, 66.01% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 77.25°, with 97.66% saturation and 66.47% 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 4.12.

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Web safe#ccff66
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Relative luminance0.839

Complementary

  1. #cdfd56
  2. #8656fd

Split complementary

  1. #cdfd56
  2. #5679fd
  3. #da56fd

Analogous

  1. #fdda56
  2. #cdfd56
  3. #79fd56

Triadic

  1. #cdfd56
  2. #56cdfd
  3. #fd56cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdfd56
  2. #56fd86
  3. #8656fd
  4. #fd56cd

Square

  1. #cdfd56
  2. #56fdda
  3. #8656fd
  4. #fd5679

Monochromatic

  1. #84b802
  2. #b7fc0a
  3. #cdfd56
  4. #e3fea2
  5. #f9ffeb

Shades

#cdfd56 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdfd56
  2. #b9e44d
  3. #a4ca45
  4. #90b13c
  5. #7b9834
  6. #677f2b
  7. #526522
  8. #3e4c1a
  9. #293311
  10. #151909
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdfd56 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdfd56
  2. #d2fd67
  3. #d7fd78
  4. #dcfe89
  5. #e1fe9a
  6. #e6feab
  7. #ebfebb
  8. #f0fecc
  9. #f5ffdd
  10. #faffee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdfd56 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdfd56
  2. #c5f15a
  3. #bee45e
  4. #b6d863
  5. #aecb67
  6. #a7bf6b
  7. #9fb26f
  8. #97a673
  9. #8f9978
  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 #ffee3e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffec63 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6f1db ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f5f449 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0f35e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3f6b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdfd56 {
  color: #cdfd56;
}
Background
.bg-cdfd56 {
  background-color: #cdfd56;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdfd56 {
  border: 2px solid #cdfd56;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdfd56;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 253 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 98% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdfd56 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdfd56, #79fd56);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdfd56 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 253 86 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.12 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.47 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.18 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.21 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.01 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.56 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.67 #3202a9 Inverted #ececec Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#cdfd56  rgb(205, 253, 86)  hsl(77, 98%, 66%)  Electric Lime
#8656fd  rgb(134, 86, 253)  hsl(257, 98%, 66%)  Medium Slate Blue
#56cdfd  rgb(86, 205, 253)  hsl(197, 98%, 66%)  Baby Blue
#fd56cd  rgb(253, 86, 205)  hsl(317, 98%, 66%)  Rose Pink