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#CDFD57

#cdfd57 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cdfd57 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 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.97% cyan, 0% magenta, 65.61% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 77.35°, with 97.65% saturation and 66.67% 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 4.21.

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Web safe#ccff66
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Relative luminance0.8392

Complementary

  1. #cdfd57
  2. #8757fd

Split complementary

  1. #cdfd57
  2. #577afd
  3. #da57fd

Analogous

  1. #fdda57
  2. #cdfd57
  3. #7afd57

Triadic

  1. #cdfd57
  2. #57cdfd
  3. #fd57cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdfd57
  2. #57fd87
  3. #8757fd
  4. #fd57cd

Square

  1. #cdfd57
  2. #57fdda
  3. #8757fd
  4. #fd577a

Monochromatic

  1. #84b902
  2. #b7fc0b
  3. #cdfd57
  4. #e4fea3
  5. #f9ffeb

Shades

#cdfd57 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdfd57
  2. #b9e44e
  3. #a4ca46
  4. #90b13d
  5. #7b9834
  6. #677f2c
  7. #526523
  8. #3e4c1a
  9. #293311
  10. #151909
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdfd57 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdfd57
  2. #d2fd68
  3. #d7fd79
  4. #dcfe89
  5. #e1fe9a
  6. #e6feab
  7. #ebfebc
  8. #f0fecd
  9. #f5ffdd
  10. #faffee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdfd57 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdfd57
  2. #c5f15b
  3. #bee45f
  4. #b6d863
  5. #aecb67
  6. #a7bf6c
  7. #9fb270
  8. #97a674
  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 #ffee40 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffec64 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6f1db ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f4f44a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0f35f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3f6b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdfd57 {
  color: #cdfd57;
}
Background
.bg-cdfd57 {
  background-color: #cdfd57;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdfd57 {
  border: 2px solid #cdfd57;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdfd57;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 253 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 98% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdfd57 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdfd57, #7afd57);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdfd57 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 253 87 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.21 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.49 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.16 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.22 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.09 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.64 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.71 #3202a8 Inverted #ececec Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#cdfd57  rgb(205, 253, 87)  hsl(77, 98%, 67%)  Electric Lime
#8757fd  rgb(135, 87, 253)  hsl(257, 98%, 67%)  Medium Slate Blue
#57cdfd  rgb(87, 205, 253)  hsl(197, 98%, 67%)  Baby Blue
#fd57cd  rgb(253, 87, 205)  hsl(317, 98%, 67%)  Rose Pink