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#BBF605

#bbf605 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bbf605 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 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 97.97% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 74.69°, with 96.02% saturation and 49.22% 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 2.68.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7649

Complementary

  1. #bbf605
  2. #4005f6

Split complementary

  1. #bbf605
  2. #0542f6
  3. #b905f6

Analogous

  1. #f6b905
  2. #bbf605
  3. #42f605

Triadic

  1. #bbf605
  2. #05bbf6
  3. #f605bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbf605
  2. #05f640
  3. #4005f6
  4. #f605bb

Square

  1. #bbf605
  2. #05f6b9
  3. #4005f6
  4. #f60542

Monochromatic

  1. #496002
  2. #82ab03
  3. #bbf605
  4. #d0fb4c
  5. #e4fd97

Shades

#bbf605 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbf605
  2. #a8dd05
  3. #96c504
  4. #83ac04
  5. #709403
  6. #5e7b03
  7. #4b6202
  8. #384a02
  9. #253101
  10. #131901
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbf605 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbf605
  2. #c2f71e
  3. #c9f837
  4. #cff950
  5. #d6fa69
  6. #ddfb82
  7. #e4fb9b
  8. #ebfcb4
  9. #f1fdcd
  10. #f8fee6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbf605 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbf605
  2. #b5ea11
  3. #afde1e
  4. #a9d32a
  5. #a3c736
  6. #9ebb43
  7. #98af4f
  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 #fce235 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4ead1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eaec00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5ea29 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1efa7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbf605 {
  color: #bbf605;
}
Background
.bg-bbf605 {
  background-color: #bbf605;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbf605 {
  border: 2px solid #bbf605;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbf605;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 246 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 96% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbf605 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbf605, #42f605);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbf605 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 246 5 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.68 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.34 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 3.81 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.45 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.13 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.37 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.20 #4409fa Inverted #e3e3e3 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bbf605  rgb(187, 246, 5)  hsl(75, 96%, 49%)  Electric Lime
#4005f6  rgb(64, 5, 246)  hsl(255, 96%, 49%)  Ultramarine
#05bbf6  rgb(5, 187, 246)  hsl(195, 96%, 49%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f605bb  rgb(246, 5, 187)  hsl(315, 96%, 49%)  Shocking Pink