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#CDFD5A

#cdfd5a ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cdfd5a 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 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.97% cyan, 0% magenta, 64.43% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 77.67°, with 97.6% saturation and 67.25% 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 4.49.

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Web safe#ccff66
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Relative luminance0.8397

Complementary

  1. #cdfd5a
  2. #8a5afd

Split complementary

  1. #cdfd5a
  2. #5a7bfd
  3. #db5afd

Analogous

  1. #fddb5a
  2. #cdfd5a
  3. #7bfd5a

Triadic

  1. #cdfd5a
  2. #5acdfd
  3. #fd5acd

Tetradic

  1. #cdfd5a
  2. #5afd8a
  3. #8a5afd
  4. #fd5acd

Square

  1. #cdfd5a
  2. #5afddb
  3. #8a5afd
  4. #fd5a7b

Monochromatic

  1. #85bc02
  2. #b6fc0e
  3. #cdfd5a
  4. #e4fea6
  5. #f9ffeb

Shades

#cdfd5a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdfd5a
  2. #b9e451
  3. #a4ca48
  4. #90b13f
  5. #7b9836
  6. #677f2d
  7. #526524
  8. #3e4c1b
  9. #293312
  10. #151909
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdfd5a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdfd5a
  2. #d2fd6b
  3. #d7fd7b
  4. #dcfe8c
  5. #e1fe9c
  6. #e6fead
  7. #ebfebd
  8. #f0fece
  9. #f5ffde
  10. #faffef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdfd5a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdfd5a
  2. #c5f15e
  3. #bee462
  4. #b6d865
  5. #aecb69
  6. #a7bf6d
  7. #9fb271
  8. #97a675
  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 #ffee44 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffec66 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6f1dc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f4f44e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0f362 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2f6b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdfd5a {
  color: #cdfd5a;
}
Background
.bg-cdfd5a {
  background-color: #cdfd5a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdfd5a {
  border: 2px solid #cdfd5a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdfd5a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 253 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 98% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdfd5a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdfd5a, #7bfd5a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdfd5a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 253 90 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.49 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.56 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.01 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.34 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.34 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.88 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.79 #3202a5 Inverted #ececec Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#cdfd5a  rgb(205, 253, 90)  hsl(78, 98%, 67%)  Electric Lime
#8a5afd  rgb(138, 90, 253)  hsl(258, 98%, 67%)  Medium Slate Blue
#5acdfd  rgb(90, 205, 253)  hsl(198, 98%, 67%)  Baby Blue
#fd5acd  rgb(253, 90, 205)  hsl(318, 98%, 67%)  Rose Pink