Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Electric Lime

Electric Lime is a vibrant green color with HEX #CCFF00. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 204, 255, 0, HSL 72, 100%, 50%, cool temperature, and is useful for neon accents, event graphics, and high energy digital design.

#CCFF00 green cool vibrant
HEX #CCFF00
RGB rgb(204, 255, 0)
HSL hsl(72 100% 50%)
CMYK cmyk(20, 0, 100, 0)
Luminance 0.8436
Contrast Black 17.87:1White 1.18:1

CSS Utilities

--color-electric-lime: #CCFF00;
.bg-electric-lime { background-color: #CCFF00; }
.text-electric-lime { color: #CCFF00; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.8436
Black text17.87:1AA Pass
White text1.18:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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    255,
    0
  ],
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    100,
    50
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    100,
    0
  ],
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  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#3300FF",
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    "#FFB300",
    "#4CFF00"
  ],
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    "#FF00CC"
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    "#3300FF",
    "#FF004C"
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    "#B300FF"
  ],
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    "#DEFF5C",
    "#CCFF00",
    "#83A300"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#DEFF5C",
  "dark": "#83A300",
  "saturated": "#CCFF00",
  "desaturated": "#BBE31C",
  "pastel": "#E0F589",
  "neon": "#D4FF29"
}
Pairings
{
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    "#3300FF",
    "#FFB300",
    "#4CFF00"
  ],
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    "#BBE31C",
    "#DEFF5C"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#DEFF5C",
    "#BBE31C"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
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  ],
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    "/colors/by-tone/vibrant"
  ],
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      "/harmonies/electric-lime",
      "/wcag/electric-lime",
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      "/hex/ccff00"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
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  "hex": "#CCFF00",
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    "event graphics",
    "high-energy digital design"
  ],
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      "motion"
    ],
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      "music events",
      "sportswear",
      "nightlife"
    ],
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    ]
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  "confidence": "medium",
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  },
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  "temperature": "cool",
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    "motion"
  ],
  "popularity": 84,
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    0
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      "#DEFF5C"
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      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
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}
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Color meaning and use

About Electric Lime Color

Electric Lime sits in the green family with cool temperature and vibrant visual character. Electric Lime is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include energy, visibility, and motion, which makes it relevant for gaming and music events. In design work, Electric Lime is most useful for neon accents, event graphics, and high-energy digital design, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Green color familyBrowse named green colors and compare nearby swatches.Cool colorsExplore colors with cool temperature behavior.Vibrant colorsFind colors with vibrant visual character.Electric Lime accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #CCFF00.Electric Lime CSS utilitiesUse Electric Lime in CSS variables and utility classes.#CCFF00 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Electric Lime paletteOpen the generated palette based on Electric Lime.Electric Lime harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Electric Lime against black and white text.

Black text17.87:1AA Pass
White text1.18:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
AAA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Chartreuse Green#DFFF00
Yellow#FFFF00
Lemon#FFF700
Cadmium Yellow#FFF600
Canary Yellow#FFEF00

Color Harmonies

#3300FF#3300FF
#FFB300#FFB300
#4CFF00#4CFF00
#00CCFF#00CCFF
#FF00CC#FF00CC
Open full Electric Lime harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#DEFF5C#DEFF5C
#83A300#83A300
Electric Lime#CCFF00
#BBE31C#BBE31C
#E0F589#E0F589
#D4FF29#D4FF29

Pairings

Black#000000
#3300FF#3300FF
#FFB300#FFB300
#4CFF00#4CFF00
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5