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#BBFC09

#bbfc09 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bbfc09 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, 98.82% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 96.43% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 76.05°, with 97.59% saturation and 51.18% 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 17.04:1 (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 luminance0.8021

Complementary

  1. #bbfc09
  2. #4a09fc

Split complementary

  1. #bbfc09
  2. #0942fc
  3. #c409fc

Analogous

  1. #fcc409
  2. #bbfc09
  3. #42fc09

Triadic

  1. #bbfc09
  2. #09bbfc
  3. #fc09bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbfc09
  2. #09fc4a
  3. #4a09fc
  4. #fc09bb

Square

  1. #bbfc09
  2. #09fcc4
  3. #4a09fc
  4. #fc0942

Monochromatic

  1. #4f6b01
  2. #86b602
  3. #bbfc09
  4. #d0fd55
  5. #e5fea0

Shades

#bbfc09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbfc09
  2. #a8e308
  3. #96ca07
  4. #83b006
  5. #709705
  6. #5e7e05
  7. #4b6504
  8. #384c03
  9. #253202
  10. #131901
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbfc09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbfc09
  2. #c2fc22
  3. #c9fd3a
  4. #cffd53
  5. #d6fd6b
  6. #ddfe84
  7. #e4fe9d
  8. #ebfeb5
  9. #f1fece
  10. #f8ffe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbfc09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbfc09
  2. #b5f015
  3. #afe321
  4. #a9d72d
  5. #a3ca39
  6. #9ebe45
  7. #98b250
  8. #92a55c
  9. #8c9968
  10. #868c74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e7e7e7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7f0b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffea00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe637 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3f0d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eef100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8ef2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0f5ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbfc09 {
  color: #bbfc09;
}
Background
.bg-bbfc09 {
  background-color: #bbfc09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbfc09 {
  border: 2px solid #bbfc09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbfc09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 252 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 98% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbfc09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbfc09, #42fc09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbfc09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 252 9 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.50 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 2.65 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 2.98 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.64 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.35 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.73 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.97 #4403f6 Inverted #e7e7e7 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bbfc09  rgb(187, 252, 9)  hsl(76, 98%, 51%)  Electric Lime
#4a09fc  rgb(74, 9, 252)  hsl(256, 98%, 51%)  Ultramarine
#09bbfc  rgb(9, 187, 252)  hsl(196, 98%, 51%)  Deep Sky Blue
#fc09bb  rgb(252, 9, 187)  hsl(316, 98%, 51%)  Shocking Pink