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#BBFF48

#bbff48 ≈ Green Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bbff48 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, 100% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 71.76% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 82.3°, with 100% saturation and 64.12% 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 17.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Green Yellow (#adff2f), ΔE 1.87.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.8255

Complementary

  1. #bbff48
  2. #8c48ff

Split complementary

  1. #bbff48
  2. #485fff
  3. #e848ff

Analogous

  1. #ffe848
  2. #bbff48
  3. #5fff48

Triadic

  1. #bbff48
  2. #48bbff
  3. #ff48bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbff48
  2. #48ff8c
  3. #8c48ff
  4. #ff48bb

Square

  1. #bbff48
  2. #48ffe8
  3. #8c48ff
  4. #ff485f

Monochromatic

  1. #6dae00
  2. #9dfb00
  3. #bbff48
  4. #d7ff95
  5. #f4ffe1

Shades

#bbff48 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbff48
  2. #a8e641
  3. #96cc3a
  4. #83b332
  5. #70992b
  6. #5e8024
  7. #4b661d
  8. #384d16
  9. #25330e
  10. #131a07
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbff48 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbff48
  2. #c2ff5a
  3. #c9ff6d
  4. #cfff7f
  5. #d6ff91
  6. #ddffa4
  7. #e4ffb6
  8. #ebffc8
  9. #f1ffda
  10. #f8ffed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbff48 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbff48
  2. #b5f24e
  3. #afe653
  4. #a9d959
  5. #a3cc5e
  6. #9ec064
  7. #98b36a
  8. #92a66f
  9. #8c9975
  10. #868d7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eaeaea ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9f3bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffed25 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe959 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1f4dc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f0f536 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9f253 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bff8b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbff48 {
  color: #bbff48;
}
Background
.bg-bbff48 {
  background-color: #bbff48;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbff48 {
  border: 2px solid #bbff48;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbff48;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 255 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 82 100% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbff48 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbff48, #5fff48);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbff48 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 255 72 / 0.35);
}

#adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 1.87 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 2.93 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.79 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.93 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.04 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.26 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 7.61 #4400b7 Inverted #eaeaea Grayscale 

Green Yellow
#bbff48  rgb(187, 255, 72)  hsl(82, 100%, 64%)  Green Yellow
#8c48ff  rgb(140, 72, 255)  hsl(262, 100%, 64%)  Vivid Violet
#48bbff  rgb(72, 187, 255)  hsl(202, 100%, 64%)  Maya Blue
#ff48bb  rgb(255, 72, 187)  hsl(322, 100%, 64%)  Wild Strawberry