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#BBF321

#bbf321 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bbf321 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 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.05% cyan, 0% magenta, 86.42% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 76°, with 89.74% saturation and 54.12% 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 15.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.34.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7478

Complementary

  1. #bbf321
  2. #5921f3

Split complementary

  1. #bbf321
  2. #2152f3
  3. #c221f3

Analogous

  1. #f3c221
  2. #bbf321
  3. #52f321

Triadic

  1. #bbf321
  2. #21bbf3
  3. #f321bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbf321
  2. #21f359
  3. #5921f3
  4. #f321bb

Square

  1. #bbf321
  2. #21f3c2
  3. #5921f3
  4. #f32152

Monochromatic

  1. #577506
  2. #8ebd0a
  3. #bbf321
  4. #d1f76a
  5. #e7fbb2

Shades

#bbf321 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbf321
  2. #a8db1e
  3. #96c21a
  4. #83aa17
  5. #709214
  6. #5e7a11
  7. #4b610d
  8. #38490a
  9. #253107
  10. #131803
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbf321 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbf321
  2. #c2f437
  3. #c9f54d
  4. #cff764
  5. #d6f87a
  6. #ddf990
  7. #e4faa6
  8. #ebfbbc
  9. #f1fdd3
  10. #f8fee9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbf321 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbf321
  2. #b5e82b
  3. #afdc34
  4. #a9d13e
  5. #a3c547
  6. #9eba51
  7. #98ae5a
  8. #92a364
  9. #8c976d
  10. #868c77
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e0e0e0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2e8b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f9e03d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4e7cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8e900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3e834 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1eca6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbf321 {
  color: #bbf321;
}
Background
.bg-bbf321 {
  background-color: #bbf321;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbf321 {
  border: 2px solid #bbf321;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbf321;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 243 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 90% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbf321 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbf321, #52f321);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbf321 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 243 33 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.34 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.63 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 3.94 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.54 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.85 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.49 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.74 #440cde Inverted #e0e0e0 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bbf321  rgb(187, 243, 33)  hsl(76, 90%, 54%)  Electric Lime
#5921f3  rgb(89, 33, 243)  hsl(256, 90%, 54%)  Han Purple
#21bbf3  rgb(33, 187, 243)  hsl(196, 90%, 54%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f321bb  rgb(243, 33, 187)  hsl(316, 90%, 54%)  Shocking Pink