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#BBEF2E

#bbef2e ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bbef2e 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, 93.73% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.76% cyan, 0% magenta, 80.75% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 76.17°, with 85.78% saturation and 55.88% 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 15.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 4.21.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.725

Complementary

  1. #bbef2e
  2. #622eef

Split complementary

  1. #bbef2e
  2. #2e5aef
  3. #c32eef

Analogous

  1. #efc32e
  2. #bbef2e
  3. #5aef2e

Triadic

  1. #bbef2e
  2. #2ebbef
  3. #ef2ebb

Tetradic

  1. #bbef2e
  2. #2eef62
  3. #622eef
  4. #ef2ebb

Square

  1. #bbef2e
  2. #2eefc3
  3. #622eef
  4. #ef2e5a

Monochromatic

  1. #5c7b09
  2. #91c20f
  3. #bbef2e
  4. #d2f475
  5. #e9fabc

Shades

#bbef2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbef2e
  2. #a8d729
  3. #96bf25
  4. #83a720
  5. #708f1c
  6. #5e7817
  7. #4b6012
  8. #38480e
  9. #253009
  10. #131805
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbef2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbef2e
  2. #c2f143
  3. #c9f258
  4. #cff46d
  5. #d6f582
  6. #ddf797
  7. #e4f9ab
  8. #ebfac0
  9. #f1fcd5
  10. #f8fdea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbef2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbef2e
  2. #b5e436
  3. #afd93e
  4. #a9ce47
  5. #a3c34f
  6. #9eb857
  7. #98ac5f
  8. #92a167
  9. #8c9670
  10. #868b78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0e5b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fddf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f6dd44 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4e3cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5e607 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1e43c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1e8a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbef2e {
  color: #bbef2e;
}
Background
.bg-bbef2e {
  background-color: #bbef2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbef2e {
  border: 2px solid #bbef2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbef2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 239 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 86% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbef2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbef2e, #5aef2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbef2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 239 46 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.21 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.34 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.54 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.84 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.18 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.36 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.39 #4410d1 Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bbef2e  rgb(187, 239, 46)  hsl(76, 86%, 56%)  Electric Lime
#622eef  rgb(98, 46, 239)  hsl(256, 86%, 56%)  Han Purple
#2ebbef  rgb(46, 187, 239)  hsl(196, 86%, 56%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ef2ebb  rgb(239, 46, 187)  hsl(316, 86%, 56%)  Shocking Pink