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#B9EC00

#b9ec00 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#b9ec00 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 92.55% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.61% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 72.97°, 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 15.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 4.19.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7031

Complementary

  1. #b9ec00
  2. #3300ec

Split complementary

  1. #b9ec00
  2. #0043ec
  3. #a900ec

Analogous

  1. #eca900
  2. #b9ec00
  3. #43ec00

Triadic

  1. #b9ec00
  2. #00b9ec
  3. #ec00b9

Tetradic

  1. #b9ec00
  2. #00ec33
  3. #3300ec
  4. #ec00b9

Square

  1. #b9ec00
  2. #00eca9
  3. #3300ec
  4. #ec0043

Monochromatic

  1. #415300
  2. #7d9f00
  3. #b9ec00
  4. #d4ff39
  5. #e5ff86

Shades

#b9ec00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b9ec00
  2. #a7d400
  3. #94bd00
  4. #82a500
  5. #6f8e00
  6. #5d7600
  7. #4a5e00
  8. #384700
  9. #252f00
  10. #131800
  11. #000000

Tints

#b9ec00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b9ec00
  2. #c0ee1a
  3. #c7f033
  4. #cef24d
  5. #d5f466
  6. #dcf680
  7. #e3f799
  8. #eaf9b3
  9. #f1fbcc
  10. #f8fde6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b9ec00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b9ec00
  2. #b3e10d
  3. #aed61a
  4. #a8cc26
  5. #a2c133
  6. #9db640
  7. #97ab4d
  8. #91a05a
  9. #8b9666
  10. #868b73
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dadada ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cee2ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fadc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f3da31 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3e0c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3e300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dee125 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfe5a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b9ec00 {
  color: #b9ec00;
}
Background
.bg-b9ec00 {
  background-color: #b9ec00;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b9ec00 {
  border: 2px solid #b9ec00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b9ec00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 236 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b9ec00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b9ec00, #43ec00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b9ec00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 236 0 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.19 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.94 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.48 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.66 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.04 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.18 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.59 #4613ff Inverted #dadada Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#b9ec00  rgb(185, 236, 0)  hsl(73, 100%, 46%)  Electric Lime
#3300ec  rgb(51, 0, 236)  hsl(253, 100%, 46%)  Blue
#00b9ec  rgb(0, 185, 236)  hsl(193, 100%, 46%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ec00b9  rgb(236, 0, 185)  hsl(313, 100%, 46%)  Shocking Pink