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#BBF231

#bbf231 ≈ Spring Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bbf231 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 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.73% cyan, 0% magenta, 79.75% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 77.1°, with 88.13% saturation and 57.06% 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 15.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Spring Bud (#a7fc00), ΔE 3.77.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7429

Complementary

  1. #bbf231
  2. #6831f2

Split complementary

  1. #bbf231
  2. #315af2
  3. #c931f2

Analogous

  1. #f2c931
  2. #bbf231
  3. #5af231

Triadic

  1. #bbf231
  2. #31bbf2
  3. #f231bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbf231
  2. #31f268
  3. #6831f2
  4. #f231bb

Square

  1. #bbf231
  2. #31f2c9
  3. #6831f2
  4. #f2315a

Monochromatic

  1. #5f8208
  2. #94ca0d
  3. #bbf231
  4. #d3f779
  5. #ebfbc1

Shades

#bbf231 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbf231
  2. #a8da2c
  3. #96c227
  4. #83a922
  5. #70911d
  6. #5e7919
  7. #4b6114
  8. #38490f
  9. #25300a
  10. #131805
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbf231 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbf231
  2. #c2f346
  3. #c9f55a
  4. #cff66f
  5. #d6f783
  6. #ddf998
  7. #e4faad
  8. #ebfbc1
  9. #f1fcd6
  10. #f8feea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbf231 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbf231
  2. #b5e739
  3. #afdb41
  4. #a9d049
  5. #a3c451
  6. #9eb959
  7. #98ae60
  8. #92a268
  9. #8c9770
  10. #868b78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.86:1 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 #f8df46 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4e6cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7e80f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2e73f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0eba7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbf231 {
  color: #bbf231;
}
Background
.bg-bbf231 {
  background-color: #bbf231;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbf231 {
  border: 2px solid #bbf231;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbf231;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 242 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 88% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbf231 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbf231, #5af231);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbf231 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 242 49 / 0.35);
}

#a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.77 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 3.87 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.94 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.73 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.35 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.76 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.88 #440dce Inverted #e0e0e0 Grayscale 

Spring Bud
#bbf231  rgb(187, 242, 49)  hsl(77, 88%, 57%)  Spring Bud
#6831f2  rgb(104, 49, 242)  hsl(257, 88%, 57%)  Electric Indigo
#31bbf2  rgb(49, 187, 242)  hsl(197, 88%, 57%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f231bb  rgb(242, 49, 187)  hsl(317, 88%, 57%)  Shocking Pink