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#BBF12E

#bbf12e ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bbf12e 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, 94.51% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.41% cyan, 0% magenta, 80.91% yellow and 5.49% black. Its hue angle is 76.62°, with 87.44% saturation and 56.27% 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 15.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.95.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7367

Complementary

  1. #bbf12e
  2. #642ef1

Split complementary

  1. #bbf12e
  2. #2e59f1
  3. #c62ef1

Analogous

  1. #f1c62e
  2. #bbf12e
  3. #59f12e

Triadic

  1. #bbf12e
  2. #2ebbf1
  3. #f12ebb

Tetradic

  1. #bbf12e
  2. #2ef164
  3. #642ef1
  4. #f12ebb

Square

  1. #bbf12e
  2. #2ef1c6
  3. #642ef1
  4. #f12e59

Monochromatic

  1. #5d7e08
  2. #92c50d
  3. #bbf12e
  4. #d2f676
  5. #eafbbd

Shades

#bbf12e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbf12e
  2. #a8d929
  3. #96c125
  4. #83a920
  5. #70911c
  6. #5e7917
  7. #4b6012
  8. #38480e
  9. #253009
  10. #131805
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbf12e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbf12e
  2. #c2f243
  3. #c9f458
  4. #cff56d
  5. #d6f782
  6. #ddf897
  7. #e4f9ab
  8. #ebfbc0
  9. #f1fcd5
  10. #f8feea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbf12e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbf12e
  2. #b5e636
  3. #afda3e
  4. #a9cf47
  5. #a3c44f
  6. #9eb957
  7. #98ad5f
  8. #92a267
  9. #8c9770
  10. #868b78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dfdfdf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1e6b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f7de44 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4e5ce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7e705 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2e63d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0eaa6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbf12e {
  color: #bbf12e;
}
Background
.bg-bbf12e {
  background-color: #bbf12e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbf12e {
  border: 2px solid #bbf12e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbf12e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 241 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 87% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbf12e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbf12e, #59f12e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbf12e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 241 46 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.95 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.95 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.12 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.87 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.27 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.53 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.77 #440ed1 Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bbf12e  rgb(187, 241, 46)  hsl(77, 87%, 56%)  Electric Lime
#642ef1  rgb(100, 46, 241)  hsl(257, 87%, 56%)  Han Purple
#2ebbf1  rgb(46, 187, 241)  hsl(197, 87%, 56%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f12ebb  rgb(241, 46, 187)  hsl(317, 87%, 56%)  Shocking Pink