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#BBFA09

#bbfa09 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bbfa09 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 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.2% cyan, 0% magenta, 96.4% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 75.68°, with 96.02% saturation and 50.78% 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 2.5.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7896

Complementary

  1. #bbfa09
  2. #4809fa

Split complementary

  1. #bbfa09
  2. #0942fa
  3. #c009fa

Analogous

  1. #fac009
  2. #bbfa09
  3. #42fa09

Triadic

  1. #bbfa09
  2. #09bbfa
  3. #fa09bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbfa09
  2. #09fa48
  3. #4809fa
  4. #fa09bb

Square

  1. #bbfa09
  2. #09fac0
  3. #4809fa
  4. #fa0942

Monochromatic

  1. #4d6802
  2. #85b304
  3. #bbfa09
  4. #d0fc54
  5. #e4fd9f

Shades

#bbfa09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbfa09
  2. #a8e108
  3. #96c807
  4. #83af06
  5. #709605
  6. #5e7d05
  7. #4b6404
  8. #384b03
  9. #253202
  10. #131901
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbfa09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbfa09
  2. #c2fb22
  3. #c9fb3a
  4. #cffc53
  5. #d6fc6b
  6. #ddfd84
  7. #e4fd9d
  8. #ebfeb5
  9. #f1fece
  10. #f8ffe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbfa09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbfa09
  2. #b5ee15
  3. #afe221
  4. #a9d52d
  5. #a3c939
  6. #9ebd45
  7. #98b150
  8. #92a55c
  9. #8c9868
  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 #ffe537 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4eed5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #edf000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7ee2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0f3aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbfa09 {
  color: #bbfa09;
}
Background
.bg-bbfa09 {
  background-color: #bbfa09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbfa09 {
  border: 2px solid #bbfa09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbfa09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 250 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 96% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbfa09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbfa09, #42fa09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbfa09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 250 9 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.50 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 2.82 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 3.20 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.56 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.26 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.57 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 7.16 #4405f6 Inverted #e6e6e6 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bbfa09  rgb(187, 250, 9)  hsl(76, 96%, 51%)  Electric Lime
#4809fa  rgb(72, 9, 250)  hsl(256, 96%, 51%)  Ultramarine
#09bbfa  rgb(9, 187, 250)  hsl(196, 96%, 51%)  Deep Sky Blue
#fa09bb  rgb(250, 9, 187)  hsl(316, 96%, 51%)  Shocking Pink