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#BBF21E

#bbf21e ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bbf21e 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 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.73% cyan, 0% magenta, 87.6% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 75.57°, with 89.08% saturation and 53.33% 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 15.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.4.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7416

Complementary

  1. #bbf21e
  2. #551ef2

Split complementary

  1. #bbf21e
  2. #1e51f2
  3. #bf1ef2

Analogous

  1. #f2bf1e
  2. #bbf21e
  3. #51f21e

Triadic

  1. #bbf21e
  2. #1ebbf2
  3. #f21ebb

Tetradic

  1. #bbf21e
  2. #1ef255
  3. #551ef2
  4. #f21ebb

Square

  1. #bbf21e
  2. #1ef2bf
  3. #551ef2
  4. #f21e51

Monochromatic

  1. #557006
  2. #8cb90b
  3. #bbf21e
  4. #d1f666
  5. #e7faaf

Shades

#bbf21e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbf21e
  2. #a8da1b
  3. #96c218
  4. #83a915
  5. #709112
  6. #5e790f
  7. #4b610c
  8. #384909
  9. #253006
  10. #131803
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbf21e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbf21e
  2. #c2f335
  3. #c9f54b
  4. #cff662
  5. #d6f778
  6. #ddf98f
  7. #e4faa5
  8. #ebfbbc
  9. #f1fcd2
  10. #f8fee9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbf21e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbf21e
  2. #b5e728
  3. #afdb32
  4. #a9d03b
  5. #a3c445
  6. #9eb94f
  7. #98ae59
  8. #92a263
  9. #8c976c
  10. #868b76
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dfdfdf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2e7b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f9df3c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4e6ce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8e800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3e732 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1eba5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbf21e {
  color: #bbf21e;
}
Background
.bg-bbf21e {
  background-color: #bbf21e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbf21e {
  border: 2px solid #bbf21e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbf21e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 242 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 89% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbf21e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbf21e, #51f21e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbf21e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 242 30 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.40 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.83 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.18 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.62 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.81 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.44 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.54 #440de1 Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bbf21e  rgb(187, 242, 30)  hsl(76, 89%, 53%)  Electric Lime
#551ef2  rgb(85, 30, 242)  hsl(256, 89%, 53%)  Han Purple
#1ebbf2  rgb(30, 187, 242)  hsl(196, 89%, 53%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f21ebb  rgb(242, 30, 187)  hsl(316, 89%, 53%)  Shocking Pink