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#BBEE15

#bbee15 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bbee15 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 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.43% cyan, 0% magenta, 91.18% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 74.1°, with 86.45% saturation and 50.78% 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 3.86.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7177

Complementary

  1. #bbee15
  2. #4815ee

Split complementary

  1. #bbee15
  2. #154eee
  3. #b415ee

Analogous

  1. #eeb415
  2. #bbee15
  3. #4eee15

Triadic

  1. #bbee15
  2. #15bbee
  3. #ee15bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbee15
  2. #15ee48
  3. #4815ee
  4. #ee15bb

Square

  1. #bbee15
  2. #15eeb4
  3. #4815ee
  4. #ee154e

Monochromatic

  1. #4d6307
  2. #85aa0c
  3. #bbee15
  4. #d0f35c
  5. #e4f8a4

Shades

#bbee15 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbee15
  2. #a8d613
  3. #96be11
  4. #83a70f
  5. #708f0d
  6. #5e770b
  7. #4b5f08
  8. #384706
  9. #253004
  10. #131802
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbee15 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbee15
  2. #c2f02c
  3. #c9f144
  4. #cff35b
  5. #d6f573
  6. #ddf78a
  7. #e4f8a1
  8. #ebfab9
  9. #f1fcd0
  10. #f8fde8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbee15 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbee15
  2. #b5e320
  3. #afd82a
  4. #a9cd35
  5. #a3c240
  6. #9eb74b
  7. #98ac55
  8. #92a160
  9. #8c966b
  10. #868b75
  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 #d0e4b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fcde00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f5dc37 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5e2cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5e500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0e32d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1e7a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbee15 {
  color: #bbee15;
}
Background
.bg-bbee15 {
  background-color: #bbee15;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbee15 {
  border: 2px solid #bbee15;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbee15;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 238 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 86% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbee15 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbee15, #4eee15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbee15 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 238 21 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.86 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.66 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.10 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.77 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.84 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.89 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.41 #4411ea Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bbee15  rgb(187, 238, 21)  hsl(74, 86%, 51%)  Electric Lime
#4815ee  rgb(72, 21, 238)  hsl(254, 86%, 51%)  Ultramarine
#15bbee  rgb(21, 187, 238)  hsl(194, 86%, 51%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ee15bb  rgb(238, 21, 187)  hsl(314, 86%, 51%)  Shocking Pink