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#BBEE20

#bbee20 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bbee20 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 12.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.43% cyan, 0% magenta, 86.55% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 74.85°, with 85.83% 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 15.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 4.01.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7182

Complementary

  1. #bbee20
  2. #5320ee

Split complementary

  1. #bbee20
  2. #2054ee
  3. #ba20ee

Analogous

  1. #eeba20
  2. #bbee20
  3. #54ee20

Triadic

  1. #bbee20
  2. #20bbee
  3. #ee20bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbee20
  2. #20ee53
  3. #5320ee
  4. #ee20bb

Square

  1. #bbee20
  2. #20eeba
  3. #5320ee
  4. #ee2054

Monochromatic

  1. #546d08
  2. #8bb40e
  3. #bbee20
  4. #d1f367
  5. #e6f9ae

Shades

#bbee20 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbee20
  2. #a8d61d
  3. #96be1a
  4. #83a716
  5. #708f13
  6. #5e7710
  7. #4b5f0d
  8. #38470a
  9. #253006
  10. #131803
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbee20 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbee20
  2. #c2f036
  3. #c9f14d
  4. #cff363
  5. #d6f579
  6. #ddf790
  7. #e4f8a6
  8. #ebfabc
  9. #f1fcd2
  10. #f8fde9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbee20 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbee20
  2. #b5e32a
  3. #afd833
  4. #a9cd3d
  5. #a3c246
  6. #9eb750
  7. #98ac5a
  8. #92a163
  9. #8c966d
  10. #868b76
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.36:1 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 #f5dc3c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5e2cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5e500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0e333 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1e7a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbee20 {
  color: #bbee20;
}
Background
.bg-bbee20 {
  background-color: #bbee20;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbee20 {
  border: 2px solid #bbee20;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbee20;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 238 32;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 86% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbee20 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbee20, #54ee20);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbee20 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 238 32 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.01 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.59 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.95 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.51 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.83 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.03 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.59 #4411df Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bbee20  rgb(187, 238, 32)  hsl(75, 86%, 53%)  Electric Lime
#5320ee  rgb(83, 32, 238)  hsl(255, 86%, 53%)  Han Purple
#20bbee  rgb(32, 187, 238)  hsl(195, 86%, 53%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ee20bb  rgb(238, 32, 187)  hsl(315, 86%, 53%)  Shocking Pink