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#BBF021

#bbf021 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bbf021 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 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 86.25% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 75.36°, with 87.34% saturation and 53.53% 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 3.73.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7299

Complementary

  1. #bbf021
  2. #5621f0

Split complementary

  1. #bbf021
  2. #2154f0
  3. #bd21f0

Analogous

  1. #f0bd21
  2. #bbf021
  3. #54f021

Triadic

  1. #bbf021
  2. #21bbf0
  3. #f021bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbf021
  2. #21f056
  3. #5621f0
  4. #f021bb

Square

  1. #bbf021
  2. #21f0bd
  3. #5621f0
  4. #f02154

Monochromatic

  1. #567008
  2. #8cb80c
  3. #bbf021
  4. #d1f569
  5. #e7fab0

Shades

#bbf021 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbf021
  2. #a8d81e
  3. #96c01a
  4. #83a817
  5. #709014
  6. #5e7811
  7. #4b600d
  8. #38480a
  9. #253007
  10. #131803
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbf021 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbf021
  2. #c2f237
  3. #c9f34d
  4. #cff564
  5. #d6f67a
  6. #ddf890
  7. #e4f9a6
  8. #ebfbbc
  9. #f1fcd3
  10. #f8fee9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbf021 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbf021
  2. #b5e52b
  3. #afda34
  4. #a9ce3e
  5. #a3c347
  6. #9eb851
  7. #98ad5a
  8. #92a264
  9. #8c966d
  10. #868b77
  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 #f7dd3d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4e4cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6e600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1e534 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1e9a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbf021 {
  color: #bbf021;
}
Background
.bg-bbf021 {
  background-color: #bbf021;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbf021 {
  border: 2px solid #bbf021;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbf021;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 240 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 87% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbf021 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbf021, #54f021);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbf021 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 240 33 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.73 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.18 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.52 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.47 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.95 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.20 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.55 #440fde Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bbf021  rgb(187, 240, 33)  hsl(75, 87%, 54%)  Electric Lime
#5621f0  rgb(86, 33, 240)  hsl(255, 87%, 54%)  Han Purple
#21bbf0  rgb(33, 187, 240)  hsl(195, 87%, 54%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f021bb  rgb(240, 33, 187)  hsl(315, 87%, 54%)  Shocking Pink