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#BBF53A

#bbf53a ≈ Green Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bbf53a is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 96.08% green and 22.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 76.33% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 78.61°, with 90.34% saturation and 59.41% 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 16.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Green Yellow (#adff2f), ΔE 3.19.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7618

Complementary

  1. #bbf53a
  2. #743af5

Split complementary

  1. #bbf53a
  2. #3a5df5
  3. #d23af5

Analogous

  1. #f5d23a
  2. #bbf53a
  3. #5df53a

Triadic

  1. #bbf53a
  2. #3abbf5
  3. #f53abb

Tetradic

  1. #bbf53a
  2. #3af574
  3. #743af5
  4. #f53abb

Square

  1. #bbf53a
  2. #3af5d2
  3. #743af5
  4. #f53a5d

Monochromatic

  1. #658f07
  2. #98d80b
  3. #bbf53a
  4. #d4f983
  5. #edfccc

Shades

#bbf53a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbf53a
  2. #a8dd34
  3. #96c42e
  4. #83ac29
  5. #709323
  6. #5e7b1d
  7. #4b6217
  8. #384a11
  9. #25310c
  10. #131906
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbf53a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbf53a
  2. #c2f64e
  3. #c9f761
  4. #cff875
  5. #d6f989
  6. #ddfa9d
  7. #e4fbb0
  8. #ebfcc4
  9. #f1fdd8
  10. #f8feeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbf53a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbf53a
  2. #b5e941
  3. #afde48
  4. #a9d24f
  5. #a3c656
  6. #9ebb5d
  7. #98af64
  8. #92a36b
  9. #8c9772
  10. #868c79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e2e2e2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4eab7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fae14d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3e9d2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9eb22 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4e946 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0eeab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbf53a {
  color: #bbf53a;
}
Background
.bg-bbf53a {
  background-color: #bbf53a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbf53a {
  border: 2px solid #bbf53a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbf53a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 245 58;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 90% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbf53a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbf53a, #5df53a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbf53a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 245 58 / 0.35);
}

#adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 3.19 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.36 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.09 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.38 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.67 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 7.13 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 7.18 #440ac5 Inverted #e2e2e2 Grayscale 

Green Yellow
#bbf53a  rgb(187, 245, 58)  hsl(79, 90%, 59%)  Green Yellow
#743af5  rgb(116, 58, 245)  hsl(259, 90%, 59%)  Blue Violet
#3abbf5  rgb(58, 187, 245)  hsl(199, 90%, 59%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f53abb  rgb(245, 58, 187)  hsl(319, 90%, 59%)  Shocking Pink