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#BBF405

#bbf405 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bbf405 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, 95.69% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.36% cyan, 0% magenta, 97.95% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 74.31°, with 95.98% saturation and 48.82% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, 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 16.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 2.88.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7528

Complementary

  1. #bbf405
  2. #3e05f4

Split complementary

  1. #bbf405
  2. #0543f4
  3. #b505f4

Analogous

  1. #f4b505
  2. #bbf405
  3. #43f405

Triadic

  1. #bbf405
  2. #05bbf4
  3. #f405bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbf405
  2. #05f43e
  3. #3e05f4
  4. #f405bb

Square

  1. #bbf405
  2. #05f4b5
  3. #3e05f4
  4. #f40543

Monochromatic

  1. #485e02
  2. #82a903
  3. #bbf405
  4. #d1fb4a
  5. #e4fd95

Shades

#bbf405 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbf405
  2. #a8dc05
  3. #96c304
  4. #83ab04
  5. #709203
  6. #5e7a03
  7. #4b6202
  8. #384902
  9. #253101
  10. #131801
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbf405 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbf405
  2. #c2f51e
  3. #c9f637
  4. #cff750
  5. #d6f869
  6. #ddfa82
  7. #e4fb9b
  8. #ebfcb4
  9. #f1fdcd
  10. #f8fee6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbf405 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbf405
  2. #b5e811
  3. #afdd1e
  4. #a9d12a
  5. #a3c636
  6. #9eba43
  7. #98ae4f
  8. #92a35b
  9. #8c9767
  10. #868c74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e1e1e1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3e9b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fbe034 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4e8d0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9ea00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4e828 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1eda5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbf405 {
  color: #bbf405;
}
Background
.bg-bbf405 {
  background-color: #bbf405;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbf405 {
  border: 2px solid #bbf405;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbf405;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 244 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 96% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbf405 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbf405, #43f405);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbf405 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 244 5 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.88 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.66 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.13 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.46 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.11 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.28 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.83 #440bfa Inverted #e1e1e1 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bbf405  rgb(187, 244, 5)  hsl(74, 96%, 49%)  Electric Lime
#3e05f4  rgb(62, 5, 244)  hsl(254, 96%, 49%)  Ultramarine
#05bbf4  rgb(5, 187, 244)  hsl(194, 96%, 49%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f405bb  rgb(244, 5, 187)  hsl(314, 96%, 49%)  Shocking Pink