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#BBF603

#bbf603 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bbf603 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, 96.47% green and 1.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 98.78% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 74.57°, with 97.59% 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 16.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 2.67.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7648

Complementary

  1. #bbf603
  2. #3e03f6

Split complementary

  1. #bbf603
  2. #0341f6
  3. #b703f6

Analogous

  1. #f6b703
  2. #bbf603
  3. #41f603

Triadic

  1. #bbf603
  2. #03bbf6
  3. #f603bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbf603
  2. #03f63e
  3. #3e03f6
  4. #f603bb

Square

  1. #bbf603
  2. #03f6b7
  3. #3e03f6
  4. #f60341

Monochromatic

  1. #485f01
  2. #82aa02
  3. #bbf603
  4. #d1fd49
  5. #e4fe94

Shades

#bbf603 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbf603
  2. #a8dd03
  3. #96c502
  4. #83ac02
  5. #709402
  6. #5e7b02
  7. #4b6201
  8. #384a01
  9. #253101
  10. #131900
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbf603 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbf603
  2. #c2f71c
  3. #c9f835
  4. #cff94f
  5. #d6fa68
  6. #ddfb81
  7. #e4fb9a
  8. #ebfcb3
  9. #f1fdcd
  10. #f8fee6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbf603 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbf603
  2. #b5ea10
  3. #afde1c
  4. #a9d329
  5. #a3c735
  6. #9ebb42
  7. #98af4e
  8. #92a35b
  9. #8c9867
  10. #868c74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e3e3e3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4ebb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fce234 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4ead1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eaec00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5ea28 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1efa7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbf603 {
  color: #bbf603;
}
Background
.bg-bbf603 {
  background-color: #bbf603;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbf603 {
  border: 2px solid #bbf603;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbf603;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 246 3;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 98% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbf603 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbf603, #41f603);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbf603 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 246 3 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.67 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.36 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 3.83 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.43 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.11 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.40 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.20 #4409fc Inverted #e3e3e3 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bbf603  rgb(187, 246, 3)  hsl(75, 98%, 49%)  Electric Lime
#3e03f6  rgb(62, 3, 246)  hsl(255, 98%, 49%)  Ultramarine
#03bbf6  rgb(3, 187, 246)  hsl(195, 98%, 49%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f603bb  rgb(246, 3, 187)  hsl(315, 98%, 49%)  Shocking Pink