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Named color

Electric Lime

Electric Lime color #CCFF00: RGB 204, 255, 0 and HSL 72°, 100%, 50%. Explore its cool green profile, contrast, CSS, palettes and harmonies.

#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

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CSS Utilities

--color-electric-lime: #CCFF00;
.bg-electric-lime { background-color: #CCFF00; }
.text-electric-lime { color: #CCFF00; }
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Color meaning and use

About Electric Lime Color

Electric Lime uses HEX #CCFF00, RGB 204, 255, 0, and HSL 72°, 100%, 50%. The dataset classifies it in the green family with cool temperature and vibrant visual character.

No separate named-color neighbor is recorded for this entry. Its relative luminance is 0.8436; black contrast is 17.87:1 and white contrast is 1.18:1, making black the stronger of those two standard foreground choices.

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
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Downloadable color reference infographic

Electric Lime Color Reference Infographic

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Electric Lime color reference infographic showing #CCFF00, RGB and HSL values, a coordinated palette, and black and white text contrast.
Electric Lime color reference infographic generated from the verified Colors Encyclopedia dataset.
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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#83A300Electric Lime#CCFF00#BBE31C#BBE31C#E0F589#E0F589#D4FF29#D4FF29

Pairings

Black#000000#3300FF#3300FF#FFB300#FFB300#4CFF00#4CFF00Matte Black#1A1A1AWhite Smoke#F5F5F5

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
{
  "hex": "#CCFF00",
  "rgb": [
    204,
    255,
    0
  ],
  "hsl": [
    72,
    100,
    50
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    20,
    0,
    100,
    0
  ],
  "luminance": 0.8436,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 17.87,
    "white": 1.18
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#3300FF",
  "analogous": [
    "#FFB300",
    "#4CFF00"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#00CCFF",
    "#FF00CC"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#00FFB3",
    "#3300FF",
    "#FF004C"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#004CFF",
    "#B300FF"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#DEFF5C",
    "#CCFF00",
    "#83A300"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#DEFF5C",
  "dark": "#83A300",
  "saturated": "#CCFF00",
  "desaturated": "#BBE31C",
  "pastel": "#E0F589",
  "neon": "#D4FF29"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
    "#000000",
    "#3300FF",
    "#FFB300",
    "#4CFF00"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#BBE31C",
    "#DEFF5C"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#DEFF5C",
    "#BBE31C"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
  "nearestColors": [
    "chartreuse-green",
    "yellow",
    "lemon",
    "cadmium-yellow",
    "canary-yellow"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "electric-lime"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "chartreuse-green-vs-electric-lime",
    "electric-lime-vs-yellow"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/green",
    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/vibrant"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/electric-lime",
    "/wcag/electric-lime",
    "/css/colors/electric-lime",
    "/hex/ccff00",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/green",
      "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
      "/colors/by-tone/vibrant"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/electric-lime"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/chartreuse-green",
      "/colors/yellow",
      "/colors/lemon",
      "/colors/cadmium-yellow",
      "/colors/canary-yellow",
      "/compare/chartreuse-green-vs-electric-lime",
      "/compare/electric-lime-vs-yellow",
      "/harmonies/electric-lime",
      "/wcag/electric-lime",
      "/css/colors/electric-lime",
      "/hex/ccff00",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "electric-lime",
  "name": "Electric Lime",
  "hex": "#CCFF00",
  "uses": [
    "neon accents",
    "event graphics",
    "high-energy digital design"
  ],
  "psychology": {
    "associations": [
      "energy",
      "visibility",
      "motion"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "gaming",
      "music events",
      "sportswear",
      "nightlife"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "long reading interfaces"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "reviewStatus": "manual",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/assets/colors.json",
  "origin": {
    "type": "common",
    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design, material, cultural, and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "green",
  "temperature": "cool",
  "tone": [
    "vibrant"
  ],
  "editorialNotes": "Curated internal color record with computed technical properties.",
  "tags": [
    "green",
    "cool",
    "vibrant",
    "neon-accents",
    "event-graphics",
    "high-energy-digital-design",
    "energy",
    "visibility",
    "motion"
  ],
  "popularity": 84,
  "rgb": [
    204,
    255,
    0
  ],
  "hsl": [
    72,
    100,
    50
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    20,
    0,
    100,
    0
  ],
  "luminance": 0.8436,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 17.87,
    "white": 1.18
  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#3300FF",
    "analogous": [
      "#FFB300",
      "#4CFF00"
    ],
    "triadic": [
      "#00CCFF",
      "#FF00CC"
    ],
    "tetradic": [
      "#00FFB3",
      "#3300FF",
      "#FF004C"
    ],
    "splitComplementary": [
      "#004CFF",
      "#B300FF"
    ],
    "monochromatic": [
      "#DEFF5C",
      "#CCFF00",
      "#83A300"
    ]
  },
  "variants": {
    "light": "#DEFF5C",
    "dark": "#83A300",
    "saturated": "#CCFF00",
    "desaturated": "#BBE31C",
    "pastel": "#E0F589",
    "neon": "#D4FF29"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "AAA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-electric-lime: #CCFF00;",
    "utility": ".bg-electric-lime { background-color: #CCFF00; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-electric-lime { color: #CCFF00; }"
  },
  "nearestColors": [
    "chartreuse-green",
    "yellow",
    "lemon",
    "cadmium-yellow",
    "canary-yellow"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "electric-lime"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "chartreuse-green-vs-electric-lime",
    "electric-lime-vs-yellow"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/green",
    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/vibrant"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/electric-lime",
    "/wcag/electric-lime",
    "/css/colors/electric-lime",
    "/hex/ccff00",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/green",
      "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
      "/colors/by-tone/vibrant"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/electric-lime"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/chartreuse-green",
      "/colors/yellow",
      "/colors/lemon",
      "/colors/cadmium-yellow",
      "/colors/canary-yellow",
      "/compare/chartreuse-green-vs-electric-lime",
      "/compare/electric-lime-vs-yellow",
      "/harmonies/electric-lime",
      "/wcag/electric-lime",
      "/css/colors/electric-lime",
      "/hex/ccff00",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  },
  "pairings": {
    "best": [
      "#000000",
      "#3300FF",
      "#FFB300",
      "#4CFF00"
    ],
    "avoid": [
      "#BBE31C",
      "#DEFF5C"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "lowContrast": [
      "#DEFF5C",
      "#BBE31C"
    ]
  }
}
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