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#BBF026

#bbf026 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bbf026 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 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 84.17% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 75.74°, with 87.07% saturation and 54.51% 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 3.84.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7302

Complementary

  1. #bbf026
  2. #5b26f0

Split complementary

  1. #bbf026
  2. #2656f0
  3. #c026f0

Analogous

  1. #f0c026
  2. #bbf026
  3. #56f026

Triadic

  1. #bbf026
  2. #26bbf0
  3. #f026bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbf026
  2. #26f05b
  3. #5b26f0
  4. #f026bb

Square

  1. #bbf026
  2. #26f0c0
  3. #5b26f0
  4. #f02656

Monochromatic

  1. #587508
  2. #8ebc0d
  3. #bbf026
  4. #d1f56e
  5. #e8fab5

Shades

#bbf026 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbf026
  2. #a8d822
  3. #96c01e
  4. #83a81b
  5. #709017
  6. #5e7813
  7. #4b600f
  8. #38480b
  9. #253008
  10. #131804
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbf026 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbf026
  2. #c2f23c
  3. #c9f351
  4. #cff567
  5. #d6f67d
  6. #ddf893
  7. #e4f9a8
  8. #ebfbbe
  9. #f1fcd4
  10. #f8fee9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbf026 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbf026
  2. #b5e52f
  3. #afda38
  4. #a9ce41
  5. #a3c34a
  6. #9eb853
  7. #98ad5c
  8. #92a265
  9. #8c966e
  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 #f7dd3f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4e4cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6e600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1e537 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1e9a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbf026 {
  color: #bbf026;
}
Background
.bg-bbf026 {
  background-color: #bbf026;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbf026 {
  border: 2px solid #bbf026;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbf026;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 240 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 87% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbf026 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbf026, #56f026);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbf026 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 240 38 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.84 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.16 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.44 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.25 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.07 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.25 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.67 #440fd9 Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bbf026  rgb(187, 240, 38)  hsl(76, 87%, 55%)  Electric Lime
#5b26f0  rgb(91, 38, 240)  hsl(256, 87%, 55%)  Han Purple
#26bbf0  rgb(38, 187, 240)  hsl(196, 87%, 55%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f026bb  rgb(240, 38, 187)  hsl(316, 87%, 55%)  Shocking Pink