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#BBEE2C

#bbee2c ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bbee2c 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 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.43% cyan, 0% magenta, 81.51% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 75.77°, with 85.09% saturation and 55.29% 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 4.29.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.719

Complementary

  1. #bbee2c
  2. #5f2cee

Split complementary

  1. #bbee2c
  2. #2c5aee
  3. #c02cee

Analogous

  1. #eec02c
  2. #bbee2c
  3. #5aee2c

Triadic

  1. #bbee2c
  2. #2cbbee
  3. #ee2cbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbee2c
  2. #2cee5f
  3. #5f2cee
  4. #ee2cbb

Square

  1. #bbee2c
  2. #2ceec0
  3. #5f2cee
  4. #ee2c5a

Monochromatic

  1. #5b770a
  2. #90be0f
  3. #bbee2c
  4. #d2f473
  5. #e9f9ba

Shades

#bbee2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbee2c
  2. #a8d628
  3. #96be23
  4. #83a71f
  5. #708f1a
  6. #5e7716
  7. #4b5f12
  8. #38470d
  9. #253009
  10. #131804
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbee2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbee2c
  2. #c2f041
  3. #c9f156
  4. #cff36b
  5. #d6f580
  6. #ddf796
  7. #e4f8ab
  8. #ebfac0
  9. #f1fcd5
  10. #f8fdea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbee2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbee2c
  2. #b5e334
  3. #afd83d
  4. #a9cd45
  5. #a3c24e
  6. #9eb756
  7. #98ac5e
  8. #92a167
  9. #8c966f
  10. #868b78
  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 #f5dc42 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4e2cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5e500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0e33b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1e7a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbee2c {
  color: #bbee2c;
}
Background
.bg-bbee2c {
  background-color: #bbee2c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbee2c {
  border: 2px solid #bbee2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbee2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 238 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 85% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbee2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbee2c, #5aee2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbee2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 238 44 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.29 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.54 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.78 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.95 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.97 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.26 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.34 #4411d3 Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bbee2c  rgb(187, 238, 44)  hsl(76, 85%, 55%)  Electric Lime
#5f2cee  rgb(95, 44, 238)  hsl(256, 85%, 55%)  Han Purple
#2cbbee  rgb(44, 187, 238)  hsl(196, 85%, 55%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ee2cbb  rgb(238, 44, 187)  hsl(316, 85%, 55%)  Shocking Pink