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#BBF803

#bbf803 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bbf803 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, 97.25% green and 1.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.6% cyan, 0% magenta, 98.79% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 74.94°, with 97.61% 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 16.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 2.52.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7771

Complementary

  1. #bbf803
  2. #4003f8

Split complementary

  1. #bbf803
  2. #0341f8
  3. #bb03f8

Analogous

  1. #f8bb03
  2. #bbf803
  3. #41f803

Triadic

  1. #bbf803
  2. #03bbf8
  3. #f803bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbf803
  2. #03f840
  3. #4003f8
  4. #f803bb

Square

  1. #bbf803
  2. #03f8bb
  3. #4003f8
  4. #f80341

Monochromatic

  1. #496101
  2. #82ac02
  3. #bbf803
  4. #d0fd4b
  5. #e4fe96

Shades

#bbf803 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbf803
  2. #a8df03
  3. #96c602
  4. #83ae02
  5. #709502
  6. #5e7c02
  7. #4b6301
  8. #384a01
  9. #253201
  10. #131900
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbf803 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbf803
  2. #c2f91c
  3. #c9f935
  4. #cffa4f
  5. #d6fb68
  6. #ddfc81
  7. #e4fc9a
  8. #ebfdb3
  9. #f1fecd
  10. #f8fee6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbf803 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbf803
  2. #b5ec10
  3. #afe01c
  4. #a9d429
  5. #a3c835
  6. #9ebc42
  7. #98b04e
  8. #92a45b
  9. #8c9867
  10. #868c74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e4e4e4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5ecb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fee335 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4ecd3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ecee00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6ec28 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0f1a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbf803 {
  color: #bbf803;
}
Background
.bg-bbf803 {
  background-color: #bbf803;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbf803 {
  border: 2px solid #bbf803;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbf803;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 248 3;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 98% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbf803 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbf803, #41f803);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbf803 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 248 3 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.52 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.08 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 3.53 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.46 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.15 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.51 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 7.41 #4407fc Inverted #e4e4e4 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bbf803  rgb(187, 248, 3)  hsl(75, 98%, 49%)  Electric Lime
#4003f8  rgb(64, 3, 248)  hsl(255, 98%, 49%)  Ultramarine
#03bbf8  rgb(3, 187, 248)  hsl(195, 98%, 49%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f803bb  rgb(248, 3, 187)  hsl(315, 98%, 49%)  Shocking Pink