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#BBFF3B

#bbff3b ≈ Green Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bbff3b 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, 100% green and 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 76.86% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 80.82°, with 100% saturation and 61.57% 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 17.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Green Yellow (#adff2f), ΔE 1.7.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.824

Complementary

  1. #bbff3b
  2. #7f3bff

Split complementary

  1. #bbff3b
  2. #3b59ff
  3. #e13bff

Analogous

  1. #ffe13b
  2. #bbff3b
  3. #59ff3b

Triadic

  1. #bbff3b
  2. #3bbbff
  3. #ff3bbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbff3b
  2. #3bff7f
  3. #7f3bff
  4. #ff3bbb

Square

  1. #bbff3b
  2. #3bffe1
  3. #7f3bff
  4. #ff3b59

Monochromatic

  1. #69a100
  2. #9bee00
  3. #bbff3b
  4. #d6ff88
  5. #f0ffd4

Shades

#bbff3b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbff3b
  2. #a8e635
  3. #96cc2f
  4. #83b329
  5. #709923
  6. #5e801e
  7. #4b6618
  8. #384d12
  9. #25330c
  10. #131a06
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbff3b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbff3b
  2. #c2ff4f
  3. #c9ff62
  4. #cfff76
  5. #d6ff89
  6. #ddff9d
  7. #e4ffb1
  8. #ebffc4
  9. #f1ffd8
  10. #f8ffeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbff3b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbff3b
  2. #b5f242
  3. #afe649
  4. #a9d950
  5. #a3cc57
  6. #9ec05e
  7. #98b364
  8. #92a66b
  9. #8c9972
  10. #868d79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eaeaea ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9f3be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffed00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe950 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2f3db ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f0f421 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9f248 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bff8b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbff3b {
  color: #bbff3b;
}
Background
.bg-bbff3b {
  background-color: #bbff3b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbff3b {
  border: 2px solid #bbff3b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbff3b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 255 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 81 100% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbff3b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbff3b, #59ff3b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbff3b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 255 59 / 0.35);
}

#adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 1.70 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 2.44 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.00 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.53 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.12 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.35 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.97 #4400c4 Inverted #eaeaea Grayscale 

Green Yellow
#bbff3b  rgb(187, 255, 59)  hsl(81, 100%, 62%)  Green Yellow
#7f3bff  rgb(127, 59, 255)  hsl(261, 100%, 62%)  Electric Violet
#3bbbff  rgb(59, 187, 255)  hsl(201, 100%, 62%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ff3bbb  rgb(255, 59, 187)  hsl(321, 100%, 62%)  Shocking Pink