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#BCF71B

#bcf71b ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bcf71b is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 96.86% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.89% cyan, 0% magenta, 89.07% yellow and 3.14% black. Its hue angle is 76.09°, with 93.22% saturation and 53.73% 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 16.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 2.74.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7729

Complementary

  1. #bcf71b
  2. #561bf7

Split complementary

  1. #bcf71b
  2. #1b4ef7
  3. #c41bf7

Analogous

  1. #f7c41b
  2. #bcf71b
  3. #4ef71b

Triadic

  1. #bcf71b
  2. #1bbcf7
  3. #f71bbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcf71b
  2. #1bf756
  3. #561bf7
  4. #f71bbc

Square

  1. #bcf71b
  2. #1bf7c4
  3. #561bf7
  4. #f71b4e

Monochromatic

  1. #577504
  2. #8dbf07
  3. #bcf71b
  4. #d2fa65
  5. #e7fcaf

Shades

#bcf71b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcf71b
  2. #a9de18
  3. #96c616
  4. #84ad13
  5. #719410
  6. #5e7c0e
  7. #4b630b
  8. #384a08
  9. #263105
  10. #131903
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcf71b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcf71b
  2. #c3f832
  3. #c9f949
  4. #d0f95f
  5. #d7fa76
  6. #defb8d
  7. #e4fca4
  8. #ebfdbb
  9. #f2fdd1
  10. #f8fee8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcf71b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcf71b
  2. #b6eb25
  3. #b0df2f
  4. #aad339
  5. #a4c743
  6. #9ebc4e
  7. #98b058
  8. #92a462
  9. #8c986c
  10. #868c76
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e4e4e4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5ecb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fde33c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5ebd3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebed00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6eb31 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1f0a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcf71b {
  color: #bcf71b;
}
Background
.bg-bcf71b {
  background-color: #bcf71b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcf71b {
  border: 2px solid #bcf71b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcf71b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 247 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 93% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcf71b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcf71b, #4ef71b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcf71b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 247 27 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.74 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.18 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 3.48 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.57 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.03 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.25 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.33 #4308e4 Inverted #e4e4e4 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bcf71b  rgb(188, 247, 27)  hsl(76, 93%, 54%)  Electric Lime
#561bf7  rgb(86, 27, 247)  hsl(256, 93%, 54%)  Han Purple
#1bbcf7  rgb(27, 188, 247)  hsl(196, 93%, 54%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f71bbc  rgb(247, 27, 188)  hsl(316, 93%, 54%)  Shocking Pink