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#BBEE2F

#bbee2f ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bbee2f is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 93.33% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.43% cyan, 0% magenta, 80.25% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 76.02°, with 84.89% saturation and 55.88% 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 15.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 4.38.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7192

Complementary

  1. #bbee2f
  2. #622fee

Split complementary

  1. #bbee2f
  2. #2f5bee
  3. #c12fee

Analogous

  1. #eec12f
  2. #bbee2f
  3. #5bee2f

Triadic

  1. #bbee2f
  2. #2fbbee
  3. #ee2fbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbee2f
  2. #2fee62
  3. #622fee
  4. #ee2fbb

Square

  1. #bbee2f
  2. #2feec1
  3. #622fee
  4. #ee2f5b

Monochromatic

  1. #5c7a0a
  2. #91c110
  3. #bbee2f
  4. #d2f476
  5. #e9fabc

Shades

#bbee2f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbee2f
  2. #a8d62a
  3. #96be26
  4. #83a721
  5. #708f1c
  6. #5e7718
  7. #4b5f13
  8. #38470e
  9. #253009
  10. #131805
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbee2f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbee2f
  2. #c2f044
  3. #c9f159
  4. #cff36d
  5. #d6f582
  6. #ddf797
  7. #e4f8ac
  8. #ebfac1
  9. #f1fcd5
  10. #f8fdea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbee2f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbee2f
  2. #b5e337
  3. #afd83f
  4. #a9cd47
  5. #a3c24f
  6. #9eb758
  7. #98ac60
  8. #92a168
  9. #8c9670
  10. #868b78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0e4b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fcde00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f5dc44 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4e2cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5e50b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0e33d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1e7a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbee2f {
  color: #bbee2f;
}
Background
.bg-bbee2f {
  background-color: #bbee2f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbee2f {
  border: 2px solid #bbee2f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbee2f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 238 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 85% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbee2f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbee2f, #5bee2f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbee2f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 238 47 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.38 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.54 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.74 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.78 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.02 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.17 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.44 #4411d0 Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bbee2f  rgb(187, 238, 47)  hsl(76, 85%, 56%)  Electric Lime
#622fee  rgb(98, 47, 238)  hsl(256, 85%, 56%)  Han Purple
#2fbbee  rgb(47, 187, 238)  hsl(196, 85%, 56%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ee2fbb  rgb(238, 47, 187)  hsl(316, 85%, 56%)  Shocking Pink