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#BBEF0F

#bbef0f ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bbef0f 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, 93.73% green and 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.76% cyan, 0% magenta, 93.72% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 73.93°, with 88.19% saturation and 49.8% 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 15.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.65.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7233

Complementary

  1. #bbef0f
  2. #430fef

Split complementary

  1. #bbef0f
  2. #0f4bef
  3. #b30fef

Analogous

  1. #efb30f
  2. #bbef0f
  3. #4bef0f

Triadic

  1. #bbef0f
  2. #0fbbef
  3. #ef0fbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbef0f
  2. #0fef43
  3. #430fef
  4. #ef0fbb

Square

  1. #bbef0f
  2. #0fefb3
  3. #430fef
  4. #ef0f4b

Monochromatic

  1. #4a5f06
  2. #83a70a
  3. #bbef0f
  4. #d0f456
  5. #e4f99e

Shades

#bbef0f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbef0f
  2. #a8d70e
  3. #96bf0c
  4. #83a70b
  5. #708f09
  6. #5e7808
  7. #4b6006
  8. #384805
  9. #253003
  10. #131802
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbef0f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbef0f
  2. #c2f127
  3. #c9f23f
  4. #cff457
  5. #d6f56f
  6. #ddf787
  7. #e4f99f
  8. #ebfab7
  9. #f1fccf
  10. #f8fde7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbef0f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbef0f
  2. #b5e41a
  3. #afd926
  4. #a9ce31
  5. #a3c33c
  6. #9eb848
  7. #98ac53
  8. #92a15e
  9. #8c9669
  10. #868b75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0e4b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fddf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f6dd35 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5e3cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6e500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1e42a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1e8a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbef0f {
  color: #bbef0f;
}
Background
.bg-bbef0f {
  background-color: #bbef0f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbef0f {
  border: 2px solid #bbef0f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbef0f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 239 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 88% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbef0f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbef0f, #4bef0f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbef0f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 239 15 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.65 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.50 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.97 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.71 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.93 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.03 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.30 #4410f0 Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bbef0f  rgb(187, 239, 15)  hsl(74, 88%, 50%)  Electric Lime
#430fef  rgb(67, 15, 239)  hsl(254, 88%, 50%)  Ultramarine
#0fbbef  rgb(15, 187, 239)  hsl(194, 88%, 50%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ef0fbb  rgb(239, 15, 187)  hsl(314, 88%, 50%)  Shocking Pink