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#BBF211

#bbf211 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bbf211 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, 94.9% green and 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.73% cyan, 0% magenta, 92.98% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 74.67°, with 89.64% saturation and 50.78% 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 15.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.22.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7411

Complementary

  1. #bbf211
  2. #4811f2

Split complementary

  1. #bbf211
  2. #114af2
  3. #b911f2

Analogous

  1. #f2b911
  2. #bbf211
  3. #4af211

Triadic

  1. #bbf211
  2. #11bbf2
  3. #f211bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbf211
  2. #11f248
  3. #4811f2
  4. #f211bb

Square

  1. #bbf211
  2. #11f2b9
  3. #4811f2
  4. #f2114a

Monochromatic

  1. #4d6405
  2. #85ad09
  3. #bbf211
  4. #d0f65a
  5. #e4faa2

Shades

#bbf211 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbf211
  2. #a8da0f
  3. #96c20e
  4. #83a90c
  5. #70910a
  6. #5e7909
  7. #4b6107
  8. #384905
  9. #253003
  10. #131802
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbf211 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbf211
  2. #c2f329
  3. #c9f541
  4. #cff658
  5. #d6f770
  6. #ddf988
  7. #e4faa0
  8. #ebfbb8
  9. #f1fccf
  10. #f8fee7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbf211 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbf211
  2. #b5e71c
  3. #afdb27
  4. #a9d032
  5. #a3c43d
  6. #9eb949
  7. #98ae54
  8. #92a25f
  9. #8c976a
  10. #868b75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dfdfdf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2e7b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f9df37 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4e6ce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8e800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3e72c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1eba4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbf211 {
  color: #bbf211;
}
Background
.bg-bbf211 {
  background-color: #bbf211;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbf211 {
  border: 2px solid #bbf211;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbf211;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 242 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 90% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbf211 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbf211, #4af211);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbf211 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 242 17 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.22 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.93 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.37 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.61 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.01 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.24 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.48 #440dee Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bbf211  rgb(187, 242, 17)  hsl(75, 90%, 51%)  Electric Lime
#4811f2  rgb(72, 17, 242)  hsl(255, 90%, 51%)  Ultramarine
#11bbf2  rgb(17, 187, 242)  hsl(195, 90%, 51%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f211bb  rgb(242, 17, 187)  hsl(315, 90%, 51%)  Shocking Pink