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#BBEE2A

#bbee2a ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bbee2a is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 93.33% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.43% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.35% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 75.61°, with 85.22% saturation and 54.9% 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 15.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 4.23.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7188

Complementary

  1. #bbee2a
  2. #5d2aee

Split complementary

  1. #bbee2a
  2. #2a59ee
  3. #bf2aee

Analogous

  1. #eebf2a
  2. #bbee2a
  3. #59ee2a

Triadic

  1. #bbee2a
  2. #2abbee
  3. #ee2abb

Tetradic

  1. #bbee2a
  2. #2aee5d
  3. #5d2aee
  4. #ee2abb

Square

  1. #bbee2a
  2. #2aeebf
  3. #5d2aee
  4. #ee2a59

Monochromatic

  1. #597609
  2. #8fbc0f
  3. #bbee2a
  4. #d2f471
  5. #e8f9b8

Shades

#bbee2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbee2a
  2. #a8d626
  3. #96be22
  4. #83a71d
  5. #708f19
  6. #5e7715
  7. #4b5f11
  8. #38470d
  9. #253008
  10. #131804
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbee2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbee2a
  2. #c2f03f
  3. #c9f155
  4. #cff36a
  5. #d6f57f
  6. #ddf795
  7. #e4f8aa
  8. #ebfabf
  9. #f1fcd4
  10. #f8fdea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbee2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbee2a
  2. #b5e333
  3. #afd83b
  4. #a9cd44
  5. #a3c24c
  6. #9eb755
  7. #98ac5e
  8. #92a166
  9. #8c966f
  10. #868b77
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0e4b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fcde00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f5dc41 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4e2cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5e500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0e339 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1e7a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbee2a {
  color: #bbee2a;
}
Background
.bg-bbee2a {
  background-color: #bbee2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbee2a {
  border: 2px solid #bbee2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbee2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 238 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 85% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbee2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbee2a, #59ee2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbee2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 238 42 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.23 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.54 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.80 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.05 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.94 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.28 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.32 #4411d5 Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bbee2a  rgb(187, 238, 42)  hsl(76, 85%, 55%)  Electric Lime
#5d2aee  rgb(93, 42, 238)  hsl(256, 85%, 55%)  Han Purple
#2abbee  rgb(42, 187, 238)  hsl(196, 85%, 55%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ee2abb  rgb(238, 42, 187)  hsl(316, 85%, 55%)  Shocking Pink