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#BBEF11

#bbef11 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bbef11 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 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.76% cyan, 0% magenta, 92.89% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 74.05°, with 87.4% saturation and 50.2% 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 3.66.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7234

Complementary

  1. #bbef11
  2. #4511ef

Split complementary

  1. #bbef11
  2. #114cef
  3. #b411ef

Analogous

  1. #efb411
  2. #bbef11
  3. #4cef11

Triadic

  1. #bbef11
  2. #11bbef
  3. #ef11bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbef11
  2. #11ef45
  3. #4511ef
  4. #ef11bb

Square

  1. #bbef11
  2. #11efb4
  3. #4511ef
  4. #ef114c

Monochromatic

  1. #4b6106
  2. #83a80b
  3. #bbef11
  4. #cff459
  5. #e4f9a0

Shades

#bbef11 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbef11
  2. #a8d70f
  3. #96bf0e
  4. #83a70c
  5. #708f0a
  6. #5e7809
  7. #4b6007
  8. #384805
  9. #253003
  10. #131802
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbef11 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbef11
  2. #c2f129
  3. #c9f241
  4. #cff458
  5. #d6f570
  6. #ddf788
  7. #e4f9a0
  8. #ebfab8
  9. #f1fccf
  10. #f8fde7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbef11 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbef11
  2. #b5e41c
  3. #afd927
  4. #a9ce32
  5. #a3c33d
  6. #9eb849
  7. #98ac54
  8. #92a15f
  9. #8c966a
  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 #f6dd36 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5e3cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6e500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1e42b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1e8a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbef11 {
  color: #bbef11;
}
Background
.bg-bbef11 {
  background-color: #bbef11;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbef11 {
  border: 2px solid #bbef11;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbef11;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 239 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 87% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbef11 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbef11, #4cef11);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbef11 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 239 17 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.66 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.49 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.95 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.73 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.94 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.99 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.32 #4410ee Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bbef11  rgb(187, 239, 17)  hsl(74, 87%, 50%)  Electric Lime
#4511ef  rgb(69, 17, 239)  hsl(254, 87%, 50%)  Ultramarine
#11bbef  rgb(17, 187, 239)  hsl(194, 87%, 50%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ef11bb  rgb(239, 17, 187)  hsl(314, 87%, 50%)  Shocking Pink