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#BBF31C

#bbf31c ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bbf31c 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, 95.29% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.05% cyan, 0% magenta, 88.48% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 75.63°, with 89.96% saturation and 53.14% 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 15.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.24.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7475

Complementary

  1. #bbf31c
  2. #541cf3

Split complementary

  1. #bbf31c
  2. #1c50f3
  3. #c01cf3

Analogous

  1. #f3c01c
  2. #bbf31c
  3. #50f31c

Triadic

  1. #bbf31c
  2. #1cbbf3
  3. #f31cbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbf31c
  2. #1cf354
  3. #541cf3
  4. #f31cbb

Square

  1. #bbf31c
  2. #1cf3c0
  3. #541cf3
  4. #f31c50

Monochromatic

  1. #547006
  2. #8bb90a
  3. #bbf31c
  4. #d1f765
  5. #e7fbad

Shades

#bbf31c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbf31c
  2. #a8db19
  3. #96c216
  4. #83aa14
  5. #709211
  6. #5e7a0e
  7. #4b610b
  8. #384908
  9. #253106
  10. #131803
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbf31c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbf31c
  2. #c2f433
  3. #c9f549
  4. #cff760
  5. #d6f877
  6. #ddf98e
  7. #e4faa4
  8. #ebfbbb
  9. #f1fdd2
  10. #f8fee8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbf31c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbf31c
  2. #b5e826
  3. #afdc30
  4. #a9d13a
  5. #a3c544
  6. #9eba4e
  7. #98ae58
  8. #92a362
  9. #8c976c
  10. #868c76
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e0e0e0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2e8b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f9e03b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4e7cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8e900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3e831 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1eca6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbf31c {
  color: #bbf31c;
}
Background
.bg-bbf31c {
  background-color: #bbf31c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbf31c {
  border: 2px solid #bbf31c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbf31c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 243 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 90% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbf31c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbf31c, #50f31c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbf31c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 243 28 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.24 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.66 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.02 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.73 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.75 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.39 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.71 #440ce3 Inverted #e0e0e0 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bbf31c  rgb(187, 243, 28)  hsl(76, 90%, 53%)  Electric Lime
#541cf3  rgb(84, 28, 243)  hsl(256, 90%, 53%)  Han Purple
#1cbbf3  rgb(28, 187, 243)  hsl(196, 90%, 53%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f31cbb  rgb(243, 28, 187)  hsl(316, 90%, 53%)  Shocking Pink