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#BBF503

#bbf503 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bbf503 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, 96.08% green and 1.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 98.78% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 74.38°, with 97.58% saturation and 48.63% 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 16.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 2.76.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7588

Complementary

  1. #bbf503
  2. #3d03f5

Split complementary

  1. #bbf503
  2. #0342f5
  3. #b603f5

Analogous

  1. #f5b603
  2. #bbf503
  3. #42f503

Triadic

  1. #bbf503
  2. #03bbf5
  3. #f503bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbf503
  2. #03f53d
  3. #3d03f5
  4. #f503bb

Square

  1. #bbf503
  2. #03f5b6
  3. #3d03f5
  4. #f50342

Monochromatic

  1. #485e01
  2. #81a902
  3. #bbf503
  4. #d1fd48
  5. #e4fe93

Shades

#bbf503 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbf503
  2. #a8dd03
  3. #96c402
  4. #83ac02
  5. #709302
  6. #5e7b02
  7. #4b6201
  8. #384a01
  9. #253101
  10. #131900
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbf503 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbf503
  2. #c2f61c
  3. #c9f735
  4. #cff84f
  5. #d6f968
  6. #ddfa81
  7. #e4fb9a
  8. #ebfcb3
  9. #f1fdcd
  10. #f8fee6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbf503 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbf503
  2. #b5e910
  3. #afde1c
  4. #a9d229
  5. #a3c635
  6. #9ebb42
  7. #98af4e
  8. #92a35b
  9. #8c9767
  10. #868c74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e2e2e2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3eab4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fbe134 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4e9d0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eaeb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5e928 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1eea6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbf503 {
  color: #bbf503;
}
Background
.bg-bbf503 {
  background-color: #bbf503;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbf503 {
  border: 2px solid #bbf503;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbf503;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 245 3;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 98% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbf503 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbf503, #42f503);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbf503 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 245 3 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.76 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.51 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 3.99 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.43 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.10 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.35 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.01 #440afc Inverted #e2e2e2 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bbf503  rgb(187, 245, 3)  hsl(74, 98%, 49%)  Electric Lime
#3d03f5  rgb(61, 3, 245)  hsl(254, 98%, 49%)  Ultramarine
#03bbf5  rgb(3, 187, 245)  hsl(194, 98%, 49%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f503bb  rgb(245, 3, 187)  hsl(314, 98%, 49%)  Shocking Pink