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#BBF900

#bbf900 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#bbf900 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, 97.65% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.9% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 74.94°, with 100% 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 16.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 2.46.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7832

Complementary

  1. #bbf900
  2. #3e00f9

Split complementary

  1. #bbf900
  2. #003ef9
  3. #ba00f9

Analogous

  1. #f9ba00
  2. #bbf900
  3. #3ef900

Triadic

  1. #bbf900
  2. #00bbf9
  3. #f900bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbf900
  2. #00f93e
  3. #3e00f9
  4. #f900bb

Square

  1. #bbf900
  2. #00f9ba
  3. #3e00f9
  4. #f9003e

Monochromatic

  1. #486000
  2. #82ac00
  3. #bbf900
  4. #d1ff46
  5. #e4ff93

Shades

#bbf900 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbf900
  2. #a8e000
  3. #96c700
  4. #83ae00
  5. #709500
  6. #5e7d00
  7. #4b6400
  8. #384b00
  9. #253200
  10. #131900
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbf900 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbf900
  2. #c2fa1a
  3. #c9fa33
  4. #cffb4d
  5. #d6fb66
  6. #ddfc80
  7. #e4fd99
  8. #ebfdb3
  9. #f1fecc
  10. #f8fee6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbf900 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbf900
  2. #b5ed0d
  3. #afe11a
  4. #a9d526
  5. #a3c933
  6. #9ebd40
  7. #98b04d
  8. #92a45a
  9. #8c9866
  10. #868c73
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e5e5e5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5edb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe434 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4ecd4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ecef00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7ed28 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0f2a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbf900 {
  color: #bbf900;
}
Background
.bg-bbf900 {
  background-color: #bbf900;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbf900 {
  border: 2px solid #bbf900;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbf900;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 249 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 100% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbf900 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbf900, #3ef900);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbf900 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 249 0 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.46 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 2.99 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 3.43 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.46 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.16 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.62 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 7.32 #4406ff Inverted #e5e5e5 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bbf900  rgb(187, 249, 0)  hsl(75, 100%, 49%)  Electric Lime
#3e00f9  rgb(62, 0, 249)  hsl(255, 100%, 49%)  Ultramarine
#00bbf9  rgb(0, 187, 249)  hsl(195, 100%, 49%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f900bb  rgb(249, 0, 187)  hsl(315, 100%, 49%)  Shocking Pink