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#BBFF3E

#bbff3e ≈ Green Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bbff3e is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 100% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 75.69% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 81.14°, with 100% saturation and 62.16% 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 17.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Green Yellow (#adff2f), ΔE 1.69.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.8243

Complementary

  1. #bbff3e
  2. #823eff

Split complementary

  1. #bbff3e
  2. #3e5bff
  3. #e33eff

Analogous

  1. #ffe33e
  2. #bbff3e
  3. #5bff3e

Triadic

  1. #bbff3e
  2. #3ebbff
  3. #ff3ebb

Tetradic

  1. #bbff3e
  2. #3eff82
  3. #823eff
  4. #ff3ebb

Square

  1. #bbff3e
  2. #3effe3
  3. #823eff
  4. #ff3e5b

Monochromatic

  1. #6aa400
  2. #9cf100
  3. #bbff3e
  4. #d6ff8b
  5. #f1ffd7

Shades

#bbff3e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbff3e
  2. #a8e638
  3. #96cc32
  4. #83b32b
  5. #709925
  6. #5e801f
  7. #4b6619
  8. #384d13
  9. #25330c
  10. #131a06
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbff3e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbff3e
  2. #c2ff51
  3. #c9ff65
  4. #cfff78
  5. #d6ff8b
  6. #ddff9f
  7. #e4ffb2
  8. #ebffc5
  9. #f1ffd8
  10. #f8ffec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbff3e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbff3e
  2. #b5f245
  3. #afe64b
  4. #a9d952
  5. #a3cc58
  6. #9ec05f
  7. #98b366
  8. #92a66c
  9. #8c9973
  10. #868d79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eaeaea ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9f3be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffed02 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe952 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2f3db ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f0f426 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9f24b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bff8b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbff3e {
  color: #bbff3e;
}
Background
.bg-bbff3e {
  background-color: #bbff3e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbff3e {
  border: 2px solid #bbff3e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbff3e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 255 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 81 100% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbff3e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbff3e, #5bff3e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbff3e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 255 62 / 0.35);
}

#adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 1.69 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 2.52 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.17 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.39 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.09 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.32 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 7.10 #4400c1 Inverted #eaeaea Grayscale 

Green Yellow
#bbff3e  rgb(187, 255, 62)  hsl(81, 100%, 62%)  Green Yellow
#823eff  rgb(130, 62, 255)  hsl(261, 100%, 62%)  Electric Violet
#3ebbff  rgb(62, 187, 255)  hsl(201, 100%, 62%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ff3ebb  rgb(255, 62, 187)  hsl(321, 100%, 62%)  Shocking Pink