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#BBF01F

#bbf01f ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bbf01f 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, 94.12% green and 12.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 87.08% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 75.22°, with 87.45% saturation and 53.14% 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 15.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.69.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7298

Complementary

  1. #bbf01f
  2. #541ff0

Split complementary

  1. #bbf01f
  2. #1f52f0
  3. #bd1ff0

Analogous

  1. #f0bd1f
  2. #bbf01f
  3. #52f01f

Triadic

  1. #bbf01f
  2. #1fbbf0
  3. #f01fbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbf01f
  2. #1ff054
  3. #541ff0
  4. #f01fbb

Square

  1. #bbf01f
  2. #1ff0bd
  3. #541ff0
  4. #f01f52

Monochromatic

  1. #546f07
  2. #8bb60c
  3. #bbf01f
  4. #d1f567
  5. #e7faae

Shades

#bbf01f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbf01f
  2. #a8d81c
  3. #96c019
  4. #83a816
  5. #709013
  6. #5e7810
  7. #4b600c
  8. #384809
  9. #253006
  10. #131803
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbf01f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbf01f
  2. #c2f235
  3. #c9f34c
  4. #cff562
  5. #d6f679
  6. #ddf88f
  7. #e4f9a5
  8. #ebfbbc
  9. #f1fcd2
  10. #f8fee9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbf01f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbf01f
  2. #b5e529
  3. #afda32
  4. #a9ce3c
  5. #a3c346
  6. #9eb850
  7. #98ad59
  8. #92a263
  9. #8c966d
  10. #868b76
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1e5b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fee000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f7dd3c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4e4cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6e600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1e532 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1e9a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbf01f {
  color: #bbf01f;
}
Background
.bg-bbf01f {
  background-color: #bbf01f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbf01f {
  border: 2px solid #bbf01f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbf01f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 240 31;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 87% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbf01f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbf01f, #52f01f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbf01f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 240 31 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.69 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.20 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.56 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.55 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.90 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.18 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.51 #440fe0 Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bbf01f  rgb(187, 240, 31)  hsl(75, 87%, 53%)  Electric Lime
#541ff0  rgb(84, 31, 240)  hsl(255, 87%, 53%)  Han Purple
#1fbbf0  rgb(31, 187, 240)  hsl(195, 87%, 53%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f01fbb  rgb(240, 31, 187)  hsl(315, 87%, 53%)  Shocking Pink