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#BBEE03

#bbee03 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bbee03 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, 93.33% green and 1.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.43% cyan, 0% magenta, 98.74% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 73.02°, with 97.51% saturation and 47.25% 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 15.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.75.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7172

Complementary

  1. #bbee03
  2. #3603ee

Split complementary

  1. #bbee03
  2. #0345ee
  3. #ab03ee

Analogous

  1. #eeab03
  2. #bbee03
  3. #45ee03

Triadic

  1. #bbee03
  2. #03bbee
  3. #ee03bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbee03
  2. #03ee36
  3. #3603ee
  4. #ee03bb

Square

  1. #bbee03
  2. #03eeab
  3. #3603ee
  4. #ee0345

Monochromatic

  1. #445701
  2. #80a202
  3. #bbee03
  4. #d4fd41
  5. #e5fe8c

Shades

#bbee03 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbee03
  2. #a8d603
  3. #96be02
  4. #83a702
  5. #708f02
  6. #5e7702
  7. #4b5f01
  8. #384701
  9. #253001
  10. #131800
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbee03 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbee03
  2. #c2f01c
  3. #c9f135
  4. #cff34f
  5. #d6f568
  6. #ddf781
  7. #e4f89a
  8. #ebfab3
  9. #f1fccd
  10. #f8fde6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbee03 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbee03
  2. #b5e310
  3. #afd81c
  4. #a9cd29
  5. #a3c235
  6. #9eb742
  7. #98ac4e
  8. #92a15b
  9. #8c9667
  10. #868b74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0e4af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fcde00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f6dc32 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5e2ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5e400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1e326 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1e7a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbee03 {
  color: #bbee03;
}
Background
.bg-bbee03 {
  background-color: #bbee03;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbee03 {
  border: 2px solid #bbee03;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbee03;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 238 3;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 98% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbee03 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbee03, #45ee03);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbee03 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 238 3 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.75 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.76 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.28 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.67 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.73 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.24 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.26 #4411fc Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bbee03  rgb(187, 238, 3)  hsl(73, 98%, 47%)  Electric Lime
#3603ee  rgb(54, 3, 238)  hsl(253, 98%, 47%)  Blue
#03bbee  rgb(3, 187, 238)  hsl(193, 98%, 47%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ee03bb  rgb(238, 3, 187)  hsl(313, 98%, 47%)  Shocking Pink