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#DFF42E

#dff42e ≈ Lemon Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dff42e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 95.69% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.61% cyan, 0% magenta, 81.15% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 66.36°, with 90% saturation and 56.86% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, 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 17.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lemon Lime (#e3ff00), ΔE 2.71.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.8059

Complementary

  1. #dff42e
  2. #432ef4

Split complementary

  1. #dff42e
  2. #2e7cf4
  3. #a62ef4

Analogous

  1. #f4a62e
  2. #dff42e
  3. #7cf42e

Triadic

  1. #dff42e
  2. #2edff4
  3. #f42edf

Tetradic

  1. #dff42e
  2. #2ef443
  3. #432ef4
  4. #f42edf

Square

  1. #dff42e
  2. #2ef4a6
  3. #432ef4
  4. #f42e7c

Monochromatic

  1. #758207
  2. #b6cb0b
  3. #dff42e
  4. #eaf877
  5. #f5fcbf

Shades

#dff42e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dff42e
  2. #c9dc29
  3. #b2c325
  4. #9cab20
  5. #86921c
  6. #707a17
  7. #596212
  8. #43490e
  9. #2d3109
  10. #161805
  11. #000000

Tints

#dff42e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dff42e
  2. #e2f543
  3. #e5f658
  4. #e9f76d
  5. #ecf882
  6. #effa97
  7. #f2fbab
  8. #f5fcc0
  9. #f9fdd5
  10. #fcfeea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dff42e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dff42e
  2. #d6e836
  3. #ccdd3e
  4. #c3d147
  5. #b9c64f
  6. #b0ba57
  7. #a6ae5f
  8. #9da367
  9. #939770
  10. #8a8c78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e8e8e8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e4edbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe943 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eee6d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f7ec01 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f6ee3c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8eca8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dff42e {
  color: #dff42e;
}
Background
.bg-dff42e {
  background-color: #dff42e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dff42e {
  border: 2px solid #dff42e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dff42e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 244 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 66 90% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dff42e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dff42e, #7cf42e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dff42e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 244 46 / 0.35);
}

#e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 2.71 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 2.84 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.98 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.83 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 5.32 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 5.58 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 5.76 #200bd1 Inverted #e8e8e8 Grayscale 

Lemon Lime
#dff42e  rgb(223, 244, 46)  hsl(66, 90%, 57%)  Lemon Lime
#432ef4  rgb(67, 46, 244)  hsl(246, 90%, 57%)  Han Purple
#2edff4  rgb(46, 223, 244)  hsl(186, 90%, 57%)  Dark Turquoise
#f42edf  rgb(244, 46, 223)  hsl(306, 90%, 57%)  Fuchsia