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#BBEE2D

#bbee2d ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bbee2d 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 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.43% cyan, 0% magenta, 81.09% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 75.85°, with 85.02% saturation and 55.49% 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 4.32.

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. #bbee2d
  2. #602dee

Split complementary

  1. #bbee2d
  2. #2d5bee
  3. #c02dee

Analogous

  1. #eec02d
  2. #bbee2d
  3. #5bee2d

Triadic

  1. #bbee2d
  2. #2dbbee
  3. #ee2dbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbee2d
  2. #2dee60
  3. #602dee
  4. #ee2dbb

Square

  1. #bbee2d
  2. #2deec0
  3. #602dee
  4. #ee2d5b

Monochromatic

  1. #5b780a
  2. #91bf0f
  3. #bbee2d
  4. #d2f474
  5. #e9f9bb

Shades

#bbee2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbee2d
  2. #a8d629
  3. #96be24
  4. #83a720
  5. #708f1b
  6. #5e7717
  7. #4b5f12
  8. #38470e
  9. #253009
  10. #131805
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbee2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbee2d
  2. #c2f042
  3. #c9f157
  4. #cff36c
  5. #d6f581
  6. #ddf796
  7. #e4f8ab
  8. #ebfac0
  9. #f1fcd5
  10. #f8fdea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbee2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbee2d
  2. #b5e335
  3. #afd83e
  4. #a9cd46
  5. #a3c24e
  6. #9eb757
  7. #98ac5f
  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 #f5dc43 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4e2cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5e504 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0e33b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1e7a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbee2d {
  color: #bbee2d;
}
Background
.bg-bbee2d {
  background-color: #bbee2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbee2d {
  border: 2px solid #bbee2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbee2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 238 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 85% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbee2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbee2d, #5bee2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbee2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 238 45 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.32 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.54 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.76 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.89 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.99 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.23 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.38 #4411d2 Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bbee2d  rgb(187, 238, 45)  hsl(76, 85%, 55%)  Electric Lime
#602dee  rgb(96, 45, 238)  hsl(256, 85%, 55%)  Han Purple
#2dbbee  rgb(45, 187, 238)  hsl(196, 85%, 55%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ee2dbb  rgb(238, 45, 187)  hsl(316, 85%, 55%)  Shocking Pink