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#BBEE06

#bbee06 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bbee06 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 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.43% cyan, 0% magenta, 97.48% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 73.19°, with 95.08% saturation and 47.84% 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 15.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.76.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7173

Complementary

  1. #bbee06
  2. #3906ee

Split complementary

  1. #bbee06
  2. #0647ee
  3. #ad06ee

Analogous

  1. #eead06
  2. #bbee06
  3. #47ee06

Triadic

  1. #bbee06
  2. #06bbee
  3. #ee06bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbee06
  2. #06ee39
  3. #3906ee
  4. #ee06bb

Square

  1. #bbee06
  2. #06eead
  3. #3906ee
  4. #ee0647

Monochromatic

  1. #465902
  2. #80a304
  3. #bbee06
  4. #d3fa46
  5. #e5fc91

Shades

#bbee06 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbee06
  2. #a8d605
  3. #96be05
  4. #83a704
  5. #708f04
  6. #5e7703
  7. #4b5f02
  8. #384702
  9. #253001
  10. #131801
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbee06 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbee06
  2. #c2f01f
  3. #c9f138
  4. #cff351
  5. #d6f56a
  6. #ddf783
  7. #e4f89b
  8. #ebfab4
  9. #f1fccd
  10. #f8fde6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbee06 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbee06
  2. #b5e312
  3. #afd81e
  4. #a9cd2b
  5. #a3c237
  6. #9eb743
  7. #98ac4f
  8. #92a15b
  9. #8c9668
  10. #868b74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.35:1 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 #f6dc33 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5e2cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5e400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1e327 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1e7a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbee06 {
  color: #bbee06;
}
Background
.bg-bbee06 {
  background-color: #bbee06;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbee06 {
  border: 2px solid #bbee06;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbee06;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 238 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 95% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbee06 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbee06, #47ee06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbee06 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 238 6 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.76 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.75 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.25 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.69 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.74 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.21 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.27 #4411f9 Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bbee06  rgb(187, 238, 6)  hsl(73, 95%, 48%)  Electric Lime
#3906ee  rgb(57, 6, 238)  hsl(253, 95%, 48%)  Blue
#06bbee  rgb(6, 187, 238)  hsl(193, 95%, 48%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ee06bb  rgb(238, 6, 187)  hsl(313, 95%, 48%)  Shocking Pink