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#BBF228

#bbf228 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bbf228 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 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.73% cyan, 0% magenta, 83.47% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 76.34°, with 88.6% saturation and 55.29% 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 15.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.64.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7422

Complementary

  1. #bbf228
  2. #5f28f2

Split complementary

  1. #bbf228
  2. #2856f2
  3. #c428f2

Analogous

  1. #f2c428
  2. #bbf228
  3. #56f228

Triadic

  1. #bbf228
  2. #28bbf2
  3. #f228bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbf228
  2. #28f25f
  3. #5f28f2
  4. #f228bb

Square

  1. #bbf228
  2. #28f2c4
  3. #5f28f2
  4. #f22856

Monochromatic

  1. #5b7a07
  2. #90c20c
  3. #bbf228
  4. #d2f670
  5. #e9fbb8

Shades

#bbf228 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbf228
  2. #a8da24
  3. #96c220
  4. #83a91c
  5. #709118
  6. #5e7914
  7. #4b6110
  8. #38490c
  9. #253008
  10. #131804
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbf228 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbf228
  2. #c2f33e
  3. #c9f553
  4. #cff669
  5. #d6f77e
  6. #ddf994
  7. #e4faa9
  8. #ebfbbf
  9. #f1fcd4
  10. #f8feea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbf228 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbf228
  2. #b5e731
  3. #afdb3a
  4. #a9d042
  5. #a3c44b
  6. #9eb954
  7. #98ae5d
  8. #92a266
  9. #8c976e
  10. #868b77
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e0e0e0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2e7b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f8df41 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4e6cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7e800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2e738 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0eba6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbf228 {
  color: #bbf228;
}
Background
.bg-bbf228 {
  background-color: #bbf228;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbf228 {
  border: 2px solid #bbf228;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbf228;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 242 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 89% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbf228 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbf228, #56f228);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbf228 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 242 40 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.64 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.77 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.01 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.20 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.05 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.63 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.68 #440dd7 Inverted #e0e0e0 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bbf228  rgb(187, 242, 40)  hsl(76, 89%, 55%)  Electric Lime
#5f28f2  rgb(95, 40, 242)  hsl(256, 89%, 55%)  Han Purple
#28bbf2  rgb(40, 187, 242)  hsl(196, 89%, 55%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f228bb  rgb(242, 40, 187)  hsl(316, 89%, 55%)  Shocking Pink