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#DBFB5B

#dbfb5b ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbfb5b is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 98.43% green and 35.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.75% cyan, 0% magenta, 63.75% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 72°, with 95.24% saturation and 67.06% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, 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 17.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 4.53.

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Web safe#ccff66
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Relative luminance0.8481

Complementary

  1. #dbfb5b
  2. #7b5bfb

Split complementary

  1. #dbfb5b
  2. #5b8bfb
  3. #cb5bfb

Analogous

  1. #fbcb5b
  2. #dbfb5b
  3. #8bfb5b

Triadic

  1. #dbfb5b
  2. #5bdbfb
  3. #fb5bdb

Tetradic

  1. #dbfb5b
  2. #5bfb7b
  3. #7b5bfb
  4. #fb5bdb

Square

  1. #dbfb5b
  2. #5bfbcb
  3. #7b5bfb
  4. #fb5b8b

Monochromatic

  1. #95b904
  2. #cbf910
  3. #dbfb5b
  4. #ebfda6
  5. #fbffeb

Shades

#dbfb5b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbfb5b
  2. #c5e252
  3. #afc949
  4. #99b040
  5. #839737
  6. #6e7e2e
  7. #586424
  8. #424b1b
  9. #2c3212
  10. #161909
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbfb5b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbfb5b
  2. #dffb6b
  3. #e2fc7c
  4. #e6fc8c
  5. #e9fd9d
  6. #edfdad
  7. #f1fdbd
  8. #f4fece
  9. #f8fede
  10. #fbffef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbfb5b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbfb5b
  2. #d2ef5f
  3. #c9e262
  4. #c0d666
  5. #b7ca6a
  6. #aebe6e
  7. #a4b171
  8. #9ba575
  9. #929979
  10. #898c7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ededed ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e6f3c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffed46 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffee67 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e7eeda ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f9f34f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f6f362 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e2f4b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbfb5b {
  color: #dbfb5b;
}
Background
.bg-dbfb5b {
  background-color: #dbfb5b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbfb5b {
  border: 2px solid #dbfb5b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbfb5b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 251 91;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 95% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbfb5b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbfb5b, #8bfb5b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbfb5b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 251 91 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.53 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.84 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 5.17 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.11 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 6.67 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.81 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.93 #2404a4 Inverted #ededed Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#dbfb5b  rgb(219, 251, 91)  hsl(72, 95%, 67%)  Electric Lime
#7b5bfb  rgb(123, 91, 251)  hsl(252, 95%, 67%)  Medium Slate Blue
#5bdbfb  rgb(91, 219, 251)  hsl(192, 95%, 67%)  Sky Blue
#fb5bdb  rgb(251, 91, 219)  hsl(312, 95%, 67%)  Rose Pink