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#BBFA55

#bbfa55 ≈ Green Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bbfa55 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 98.04% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.2% cyan, 0% magenta, 66% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 82.91°, with 94.29% saturation and 65.69% 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 16.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Green Yellow (#adff2f), ΔE 3.04.

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Web safe#ccff66
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Relative luminance0.7959

Complementary

  1. #bbfa55
  2. #9455fa

Split complementary

  1. #bbfa55
  2. #5569fa
  3. #e755fa

Analogous

  1. #fae755
  2. #bbfa55
  3. #69fa55

Triadic

  1. #bbfa55
  2. #55bbfa
  3. #fa55bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbfa55
  2. #55fa94
  3. #9455fa
  4. #fa55bb

Square

  1. #bbfa55
  2. #55fae7
  3. #9455fa
  4. #fa5569

Monochromatic

  1. #6fb105
  2. #9df80b
  3. #bbfa55
  4. #d9fc9f
  5. #f6feea

Shades

#bbfa55 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbfa55
  2. #a8e14d
  3. #96c844
  4. #83af3c
  5. #709633
  6. #5e7d2b
  7. #4b6422
  8. #384b1a
  9. #253211
  10. #131909
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbfa55 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbfa55
  2. #c2fb66
  3. #c9fb77
  4. #cffc88
  5. #d6fc99
  6. #ddfdaa
  7. #e4fdbb
  8. #ebfecc
  9. #f1fedd
  10. #f8ffee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbfa55 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbfa55
  2. #b5ee59
  3. #afe25e
  4. #a9d562
  5. #a3c966
  6. #9ebd6b
  7. #98b16f
  8. #92a573
  9. #8c9877
  10. #868c7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e7e7e7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7efbe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe93e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fde562 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1efd9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ecf048 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6ee5d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bff4b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbfa55 {
  color: #bbfa55;
}
Background
.bg-bbfa55 {
  background-color: #bbfa55;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbfa55 {
  border: 2px solid #bbfa55;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbfa55;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 250 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 83 94% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbfa55 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbfa55, #69fa55);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbfa55 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 250 85 / 0.35);
}

#adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 3.04 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 3.42 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.00 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.78 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.59 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.68 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.87 #4405aa Inverted #e7e7e7 Grayscale 

Green Yellow
#bbfa55  rgb(187, 250, 85)  hsl(83, 94%, 66%)  Green Yellow
#9455fa  rgb(148, 85, 250)  hsl(263, 94%, 66%)  Medium Slate Blue
#55bbfa  rgb(85, 187, 250)  hsl(203, 94%, 66%)  Maya Blue
#fa55bb  rgb(250, 85, 187)  hsl(323, 94%, 66%)  Rose Pink