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#B6EC00

#b6ec00 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#b6ec00 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 92.55% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 73.73°, with 100% saturation and 46.27% 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 14.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 4.38.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.6994

Complementary

  1. #b6ec00
  2. #3600ec

Split complementary

  1. #b6ec00
  2. #0040ec
  3. #ac00ec

Analogous

  1. #ecac00
  2. #b6ec00
  3. #40ec00

Triadic

  1. #b6ec00
  2. #00b6ec
  3. #ec00b6

Tetradic

  1. #b6ec00
  2. #00ec36
  3. #3600ec
  4. #ec00b6

Square

  1. #b6ec00
  2. #00ecac
  3. #3600ec
  4. #ec0040

Monochromatic

  1. #405300
  2. #7b9f00
  3. #b6ec00
  4. #d2ff39
  5. #e3ff86

Shades

#b6ec00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b6ec00
  2. #a4d400
  3. #92bd00
  4. #7fa500
  5. #6d8e00
  6. #5b7600
  7. #495e00
  8. #374700
  9. #242f00
  10. #121800
  11. #000000

Tints

#b6ec00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b6ec00
  2. #bdee1a
  3. #c5f033
  4. #ccf24d
  5. #d3f466
  6. #dbf680
  7. #e2f799
  8. #e9f9b3
  9. #f0fbcc
  10. #f8fde6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b6ec00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b6ec00
  2. #b1e10d
  3. #abd61a
  4. #a6cc26
  5. #a0c133
  6. #9bb640
  7. #96ab4d
  8. #90a05a
  9. #8b9666
  10. #858b73
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dadada ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cce1ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fadc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f3d931 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bfe0c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2e200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dde125 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bce5a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b6ec00 {
  color: #b6ec00;
}
Background
.bg-b6ec00 {
  background-color: #b6ec00;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b6ec00 {
  border: 2px solid #b6ec00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b6ec00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 236 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b6ec00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b6ec00, #40ec00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b6ec00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 236 0 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.38 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.59 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.17 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.92 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.07 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.42 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.86 #4913ff Inverted #dadada Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#b6ec00  rgb(182, 236, 0)  hsl(74, 100%, 46%)  Electric Lime
#3600ec  rgb(54, 0, 236)  hsl(254, 100%, 46%)  Blue
#00b6ec  rgb(0, 182, 236)  hsl(194, 100%, 46%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ec00b6  rgb(236, 0, 182)  hsl(314, 100%, 46%)  Shocking Pink