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#BBEF1D

#bbef1d ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bbef1d 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 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.76% cyan, 0% magenta, 87.87% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 74.86°, with 86.78% saturation and 52.55% 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 15.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.8.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7239

Complementary

  1. #bbef1d
  2. #511def

Split complementary

  1. #bbef1d
  2. #1d52ef
  3. #ba1def

Analogous

  1. #efba1d
  2. #bbef1d
  3. #52ef1d

Triadic

  1. #bbef1d
  2. #1dbbef
  3. #ef1dbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbef1d
  2. #1def51
  3. #511def
  4. #ef1dbb

Square

  1. #bbef1d
  2. #1defba
  3. #511def
  4. #ef1d52

Monochromatic

  1. #536b08
  2. #8ab30d
  3. #bbef1d
  4. #d0f464
  5. #e6f9ac

Shades

#bbef1d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbef1d
  2. #a8d71a
  3. #96bf17
  4. #83a714
  5. #708f11
  6. #5e780f
  7. #4b600c
  8. #384809
  9. #253006
  10. #131803
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbef1d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbef1d
  2. #c2f134
  3. #c9f24a
  4. #cff461
  5. #d6f577
  6. #ddf78e
  7. #e4f9a5
  8. #ebfabb
  9. #f1fcd2
  10. #f8fde8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbef1d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbef1d
  2. #b5e427
  3. #afd931
  4. #a9ce3b
  5. #a3c345
  6. #9eb84f
  7. #98ac58
  8. #92a162
  9. #8c966c
  10. #868b76
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0e4b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fddf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f6dd3b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5e3cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6e500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1e431 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1e8a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbef1d {
  color: #bbef1d;
}
Background
.bg-bbef1d {
  background-color: #bbef1d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbef1d {
  border: 2px solid #bbef1d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbef1d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 239 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 87% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbef1d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbef1d, #52ef1d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbef1d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 239 29 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.80 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.41 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.79 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.62 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.91 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.99 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.50 #4410e2 Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bbef1d  rgb(187, 239, 29)  hsl(75, 87%, 53%)  Electric Lime
#511def  rgb(81, 29, 239)  hsl(255, 87%, 53%)  Han Purple
#1dbbef  rgb(29, 187, 239)  hsl(195, 87%, 53%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ef1dbb  rgb(239, 29, 187)  hsl(315, 87%, 53%)  Shocking Pink