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#BBF521

#bbf521 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bbf521 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 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 86.53% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 76.42°, with 91.38% saturation and 54.51% 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 16.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.14.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7598

Complementary

  1. #bbf521
  2. #5b21f5

Split complementary

  1. #bbf521
  2. #2151f5
  3. #c521f5

Analogous

  1. #f5c521
  2. #bbf521
  3. #51f521

Triadic

  1. #bbf521
  2. #21bbf5
  3. #f521bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbf521
  2. #21f55b
  3. #5b21f5
  4. #f521bb

Square

  1. #bbf521
  2. #21f5c5
  3. #5b21f5
  4. #f52151

Monochromatic

  1. #587805
  2. #8ec109
  3. #bbf521
  4. #d1f86a
  5. #e8fcb3

Shades

#bbf521 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbf521
  2. #a8dd1e
  3. #96c41a
  4. #83ac17
  5. #709314
  6. #5e7b11
  7. #4b620d
  8. #384a0a
  9. #253107
  10. #131903
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbf521 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbf521
  2. #c2f637
  3. #c9f74d
  4. #cff864
  5. #d6f97a
  6. #ddfa90
  7. #e4fba6
  8. #ebfcbc
  9. #f1fdd3
  10. #f8fee9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbf521 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbf521
  2. #b5e92b
  3. #afde34
  4. #a9d23e
  5. #a3c647
  6. #9ebb51
  7. #98af5a
  8. #92a364
  9. #8c976d
  10. #868c77
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e2e2e2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3eab5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fbe13e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4e9d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eaeb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4e934 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0eea8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbf521 {
  color: #bbf521;
}
Background
.bg-bbf521 {
  background-color: #bbf521;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbf521 {
  border: 2px solid #bbf521;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbf521;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 245 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 91% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbf521 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbf521, #51f521);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbf521 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 245 33 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.14 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.29 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 3.57 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.63 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.83 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.49 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.11 #440ade Inverted #e2e2e2 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bbf521  rgb(187, 245, 33)  hsl(76, 91%, 55%)  Electric Lime
#5b21f5  rgb(91, 33, 245)  hsl(256, 91%, 55%)  Han Purple
#21bbf5  rgb(33, 187, 245)  hsl(196, 91%, 55%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f521bb  rgb(245, 33, 187)  hsl(316, 91%, 55%)  Shocking Pink