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#BBF024

#bbf024 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bbf024 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, 94.12% green and 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 85% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 75.59°, with 87.18% saturation and 54.12% 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 15.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.79.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7301

Complementary

  1. #bbf024
  2. #5924f0

Split complementary

  1. #bbf024
  2. #2455f0
  3. #bf24f0

Analogous

  1. #f0bf24
  2. #bbf024
  3. #55f024

Triadic

  1. #bbf024
  2. #24bbf0
  3. #f024bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbf024
  2. #24f059
  3. #5924f0
  4. #f024bb

Square

  1. #bbf024
  2. #24f0bf
  3. #5924f0
  4. #f02455

Monochromatic

  1. #577308
  2. #8ebb0d
  3. #bbf024
  4. #d1f56c
  5. #e7fab3

Shades

#bbf024 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbf024
  2. #a8d820
  3. #96c01d
  4. #83a819
  5. #709016
  6. #5e7812
  7. #4b600e
  8. #38480b
  9. #253007
  10. #131804
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbf024 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbf024
  2. #c2f23a
  3. #c9f350
  4. #cff566
  5. #d6f67c
  6. #ddf892
  7. #e4f9a7
  8. #ebfbbd
  9. #f1fcd3
  10. #f8fee9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbf024 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbf024
  2. #b5e52d
  3. #afda36
  4. #a9ce40
  5. #a3c349
  6. #9eb852
  7. #98ad5b
  8. #92a264
  9. #8c966e
  10. #868b77
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1e5b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fee000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f7dd3e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4e4cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6e600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1e535 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1e9a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbf024 {
  color: #bbf024;
}
Background
.bg-bbf024 {
  background-color: #bbf024;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbf024 {
  border: 2px solid #bbf024;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbf024;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 240 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 87% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbf024 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbf024, #55f024);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbf024 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 240 36 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.79 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.17 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.48 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.34 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.02 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.23 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.62 #440fdb Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bbf024  rgb(187, 240, 36)  hsl(76, 87%, 54%)  Electric Lime
#5924f0  rgb(89, 36, 240)  hsl(256, 87%, 54%)  Han Purple
#24bbf0  rgb(36, 187, 240)  hsl(196, 87%, 54%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f024bb  rgb(240, 36, 187)  hsl(316, 87%, 54%)  Shocking Pink