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#CDFD59

#cdfd59 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cdfd59 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 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.97% cyan, 0% magenta, 64.82% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 77.56°, with 97.62% saturation and 67.06% 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 17.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 4.4.

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Web safe#ccff66
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Relative luminance0.8395

Complementary

  1. #cdfd59
  2. #8959fd

Split complementary

  1. #cdfd59
  2. #597bfd
  3. #db59fd

Analogous

  1. #fddb59
  2. #cdfd59
  3. #7bfd59

Triadic

  1. #cdfd59
  2. #59cdfd
  3. #fd59cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdfd59
  2. #59fd89
  3. #8959fd
  4. #fd59cd

Square

  1. #cdfd59
  2. #59fddb
  3. #8959fd
  4. #fd597b

Monochromatic

  1. #85bb02
  2. #b6fc0d
  3. #cdfd59
  4. #e4fea5
  5. #f9ffeb

Shades

#cdfd59 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdfd59
  2. #b9e450
  3. #a4ca47
  4. #90b13e
  5. #7b9835
  6. #677f2d
  7. #526524
  8. #3e4c1b
  9. #293312
  10. #151909
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdfd59 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdfd59
  2. #d2fd6a
  3. #d7fd7a
  4. #dcfe8b
  5. #e1fe9b
  6. #e6feac
  7. #ebfebd
  8. #f0fecd
  9. #f5ffde
  10. #faffee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdfd59 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdfd59
  2. #c5f15d
  3. #bee461
  4. #b6d865
  5. #aecb69
  6. #a7bf6d
  7. #9fb270
  8. #97a674
  9. #8f9978
  10. #888d7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ececec ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0f3c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffee43 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffec66 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6f1dc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f4f44c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0f361 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3f6b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdfd59 {
  color: #cdfd59;
}
Background
.bg-cdfd59 {
  background-color: #cdfd59;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdfd59 {
  border: 2px solid #cdfd59;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdfd59;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 253 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 98% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdfd59 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdfd59, #7bfd59);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdfd59 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 253 89 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.40 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.53 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.06 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.30 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.25 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.80 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.79 #3202a6 Inverted #ececec Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#cdfd59  rgb(205, 253, 89)  hsl(78, 98%, 67%)  Electric Lime
#8959fd  rgb(137, 89, 253)  hsl(258, 98%, 67%)  Medium Slate Blue
#59cdfd  rgb(89, 205, 253)  hsl(198, 98%, 67%)  Baby Blue
#fd59cd  rgb(253, 89, 205)  hsl(318, 98%, 67%)  Rose Pink