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#BBFA01

#bbfa01 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bbfa01 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, 98.04% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.2% cyan, 0% magenta, 99.6% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 75.18°, with 99.2% saturation and 49.22% 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 16.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 2.44.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7894

Complementary

  1. #bbfa01
  2. #4001fa

Split complementary

  1. #bbfa01
  2. #013ffa
  3. #bd01fa

Analogous

  1. #fabd01
  2. #bbfa01
  3. #3ffa01

Triadic

  1. #bbfa01
  2. #01bbfa
  3. #fa01bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbfa01
  2. #01fa40
  3. #4001fa
  4. #fa01bb

Square

  1. #bbfa01
  2. #01fabd
  3. #4001fa
  4. #fa013f

Monochromatic

  1. #496200
  2. #82ae01
  3. #bbfa01
  4. #d0fe49
  5. #e4ff95

Shades

#bbfa01 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbfa01
  2. #a8e101
  3. #96c801
  4. #83af01
  5. #709601
  6. #5e7d01
  7. #4b6400
  8. #384b00
  9. #253200
  10. #131900
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbfa01 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbfa01
  2. #c2fb1a
  3. #c9fb34
  4. #cffc4d
  5. #d6fc67
  6. #ddfd80
  7. #e4fd99
  8. #ebfeb3
  9. #f1fecc
  10. #f8ffe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbfa01 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbfa01
  2. #b5ee0e
  3. #afe21a
  4. #a9d527
  5. #a3c934
  6. #9ebd41
  7. #98b14d
  8. #92a55a
  9. #8c9867
  10. #868c73
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e6e6e6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6eeb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe535 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4edd5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #edf000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7ee28 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0f3a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbfa01 {
  color: #bbfa01;
}
Background
.bg-bbfa01 {
  background-color: #bbfa01;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbfa01 {
  border: 2px solid #bbfa01;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbfa01;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 250 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 99% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbfa01 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbfa01, #3ffa01);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbfa01 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 250 1 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.44 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 2.87 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 3.29 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.50 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.20 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.68 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 7.21 #4405fe Inverted #e6e6e6 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bbfa01  rgb(187, 250, 1)  hsl(75, 99%, 49%)  Electric Lime
#4001fa  rgb(64, 1, 250)  hsl(255, 99%, 49%)  Ultramarine
#01bbfa  rgb(1, 187, 250)  hsl(195, 99%, 49%)  Deep Sky Blue
#fa01bb  rgb(250, 1, 187)  hsl(315, 99%, 49%)  Shocking Pink