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#BBFA03

#bbfa03 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bbfa03 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 1.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.2% cyan, 0% magenta, 98.8% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 75.3°, with 97.63% saturation and 49.61% 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 2.45.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7894

Complementary

  1. #bbfa03
  2. #4203fa

Split complementary

  1. #bbfa03
  2. #0340fa
  3. #bd03fa

Analogous

  1. #fabd03
  2. #bbfa03
  3. #40fa03

Triadic

  1. #bbfa03
  2. #03bbfa
  3. #fa03bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbfa03
  2. #03fa42
  3. #4203fa
  4. #fa03bb

Square

  1. #bbfa03
  2. #03fabd
  3. #4203fa
  4. #fa0340

Monochromatic

  1. #4a6301
  2. #82ae02
  3. #bbfa03
  4. #d0fd4d
  5. #e4fe98

Shades

#bbfa03 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbfa03
  2. #a8e103
  3. #96c802
  4. #83af02
  5. #709602
  6. #5e7d02
  7. #4b6401
  8. #384b01
  9. #253201
  10. #131900
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbfa03 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbfa03
  2. #c2fb1c
  3. #c9fb35
  4. #cffc4f
  5. #d6fc68
  6. #ddfd81
  7. #e4fd9a
  8. #ebfeb3
  9. #f1fecd
  10. #f8ffe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbfa03 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbfa03
  2. #b5ee10
  3. #afe21c
  4. #a9d529
  5. #a3c935
  6. #9ebd42
  7. #98b14e
  8. #92a55b
  9. #8c9867
  10. #868c74
  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 #c4eed5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #edf000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7ee29 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0f3a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbfa03 {
  color: #bbfa03;
}
Background
.bg-bbfa03 {
  background-color: #bbfa03;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbfa03 {
  border: 2px solid #bbfa03;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbfa03;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 250 3;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 98% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbfa03 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbfa03, #40fa03);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbfa03 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 250 3 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.45 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 2.86 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 3.27 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.51 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.22 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.65 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 7.20 #4405fc Inverted #e6e6e6 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bbfa03  rgb(187, 250, 3)  hsl(75, 98%, 50%)  Electric Lime
#4203fa  rgb(66, 3, 250)  hsl(255, 98%, 50%)  Ultramarine
#03bbfa  rgb(3, 187, 250)  hsl(195, 98%, 50%)  Deep Sky Blue
#fa03bb  rgb(250, 3, 187)  hsl(315, 98%, 50%)  Shocking Pink