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#BBEC2A

#bbec2a ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bbec2a 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, 92.55% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.76% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.2% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 75.15°, with 83.62% saturation and 54.51% 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 15.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 4.55.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7072

Complementary

  1. #bbec2a
  2. #5b2aec

Split complementary

  1. #bbec2a
  2. #2a5aec
  3. #bc2aec

Analogous

  1. #ecbc2a
  2. #bbec2a
  3. #5aec2a

Triadic

  1. #bbec2a
  2. #2abbec
  3. #ec2abb

Tetradic

  1. #bbec2a
  2. #2aec5b
  3. #5b2aec
  4. #ec2abb

Square

  1. #bbec2a
  2. #2aecbc
  3. #5b2aec
  4. #ec2a5a

Monochromatic

  1. #58730a
  2. #8eb911
  3. #bbec2a
  4. #d1f270
  5. #e8f9b6

Shades

#bbec2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbec2a
  2. #a8d426
  3. #96bd22
  4. #83a51d
  5. #708e19
  6. #5e7615
  7. #4b5e11
  8. #38470d
  9. #252f08
  10. #131804
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbec2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbec2a
  2. #c2ee3f
  3. #c9f055
  4. #cff26a
  5. #d6f47f
  6. #ddf695
  7. #e4f7aa
  8. #ebf9bf
  9. #f1fbd4
  10. #f8fdea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbec2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbec2a
  2. #b5e133
  3. #afd63b
  4. #a9cc44
  5. #a3c14c
  6. #9eb655
  7. #98ab5e
  8. #92a066
  9. #8c966f
  10. #868b77
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dbdbdb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfe2b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fadc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f3da41 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5e0ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3e300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfe239 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1e5a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbec2a {
  color: #bbec2a;
}
Background
.bg-bbec2a {
  background-color: #bbec2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbec2a {
  border: 2px solid #bbec2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbec2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 236 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 84% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbec2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbec2a, #5aec2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbec2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 236 42 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.55 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.96 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.09 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.24 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.60 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.96 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.41 #4413d5 Inverted #dbdbdb Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bbec2a  rgb(187, 236, 42)  hsl(75, 84%, 55%)  Electric Lime
#5b2aec  rgb(91, 42, 236)  hsl(255, 84%, 55%)  Han Purple
#2abbec  rgb(42, 187, 236)  hsl(195, 84%, 55%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ec2abb  rgb(236, 42, 187)  hsl(315, 84%, 55%)  Shocking Pink