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#BBF642

#bbf642 ≈ Green Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bbf642 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, 96.47% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 73.17% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 79.67°, with 90.91% saturation and 61.18% 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 16.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Green Yellow (#adff2f), ΔE 3.02.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7687

Complementary

  1. #bbf642
  2. #7d42f6

Split complementary

  1. #bbf642
  2. #4261f6
  3. #d742f6

Analogous

  1. #f6d742
  2. #bbf642
  3. #61f642

Triadic

  1. #bbf642
  2. #42bbf6
  3. #f642bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbf642
  2. #42f67d
  3. #7d42f6
  4. #f642bb

Square

  1. #bbf642
  2. #42f6d7
  3. #7d42f6
  4. #f64261

Monochromatic

  1. #689807
  2. #9be10b
  3. #bbf642
  4. #d5f98b
  5. #f0fdd4

Shades

#bbf642 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbf642
  2. #a8dd3b
  3. #96c535
  4. #83ac2e
  5. #709428
  6. #5e7b21
  7. #4b621a
  8. #384a14
  9. #25310d
  10. #131907
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbf642 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbf642
  2. #c2f755
  3. #c9f868
  4. #cff97b
  5. #d6fa8e
  6. #ddfba1
  7. #e4fbb3
  8. #ebfcc6
  9. #f1fdd9
  10. #f8feec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbf642 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbf642
  2. #b5ea48
  3. #afde4e
  4. #a9d355
  5. #a3c75b
  6. #9ebb61
  7. #98af67
  8. #92a36d
  9. #8c9874
  10. #868c7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e3e3e3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4ebb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe51b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fbe253 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3ebd4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eaec2f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4ea4d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0efad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbf642 {
  color: #bbf642;
}
Background
.bg-bbf642 {
  background-color: #bbf642;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbf642 {
  border: 2px solid #bbf642;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbf642;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 246 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 80 91% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbf642 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbf642, #61f642);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbf642 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 246 66 / 0.35);
}

#adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 3.02 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.41 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 3.97 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.50 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.94 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 7.00 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 7.07 #4409bd Inverted #e3e3e3 Grayscale 

Green Yellow
#bbf642  rgb(187, 246, 66)  hsl(80, 91%, 61%)  Green Yellow
#7d42f6  rgb(125, 66, 246)  hsl(260, 91%, 61%)  Blue Violet
#42bbf6  rgb(66, 187, 246)  hsl(200, 91%, 61%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f642bb  rgb(246, 66, 187)  hsl(320, 91%, 61%)  Shocking Pink