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#BBE925

#bbe925 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bbe925 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 91.37% green and 14.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 84.12% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 74.08°, with 81.67% saturation and 52.94% 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 14.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 4.96.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.6898

Complementary

  1. #bbe925
  2. #5325e9

Split complementary

  1. #bbe925
  2. #2559e9
  3. #b525e9

Analogous

  1. #e9b525
  2. #bbe925
  3. #59e925

Triadic

  1. #bbe925
  2. #25bbe9
  3. #e925bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbe925
  2. #25e953
  3. #5325e9
  4. #e925bb

Square

  1. #bbe925
  2. #25e9b5
  3. #5325e9
  4. #e92559

Monochromatic

  1. #546a0b
  2. #8bb012
  3. #bbe925
  4. #d1f06a
  5. #e6f7b0

Shades

#bbe925 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbe925
  2. #a8d221
  3. #96ba1e
  4. #83a31a
  5. #708c16
  6. #5e7513
  7. #4b5d0f
  8. #38460b
  9. #252f07
  10. #131704
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbe925 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbe925
  2. #c2eb3b
  3. #c9ed51
  4. #cff066
  5. #d6f27c
  6. #ddf492
  7. #e4f6a8
  8. #ebf8be
  9. #f1fbd3
  10. #f8fde9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbe925 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbe925
  2. #b5df2e
  3. #afd437
  4. #a9ca40
  5. #a3bf49
  6. #9eb553
  7. #98aa5c
  8. #92a065
  9. #8c956e
  10. #868b77
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cddfae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f7da00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f1d83d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5ddc7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1e000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dddf35 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1e2a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbe925 {
  color: #bbe925;
}
Background
.bg-bbe925 {
  background-color: #bbe925;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbe925 {
  border: 2px solid #bbe925;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbe925;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 233 37;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 82% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbe925 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbe925, #59e925);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbe925 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 233 37 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.96 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.04 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.48 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.62 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.62 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.97 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.53 #4416da Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bbe925  rgb(187, 233, 37)  hsl(74, 82%, 53%)  Electric Lime
#5325e9  rgb(83, 37, 233)  hsl(254, 82%, 53%)  Han Purple
#25bbe9  rgb(37, 187, 233)  hsl(194, 82%, 53%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e925bb  rgb(233, 37, 187)  hsl(314, 82%, 53%)  Shocking Pink