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#BBFA2A

#bbfa2a ≈ Spring Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bbfa2a 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, 98.04% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.2% cyan, 0% magenta, 83.2% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 78.17°, with 95.41% saturation and 57.25% 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 16.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Spring Bud (#a7fc00), ΔE 2.57.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.791

Complementary

  1. #bbfa2a
  2. #692afa

Split complementary

  1. #bbfa2a
  2. #2a53fa
  3. #d12afa

Analogous

  1. #fad12a
  2. #bbfa2a
  3. #53fa2a

Triadic

  1. #bbfa2a
  2. #2abbfa
  3. #fa2abb

Tetradic

  1. #bbfa2a
  2. #2afa69
  3. #692afa
  4. #fa2abb

Square

  1. #bbfa2a
  2. #2afad1
  3. #692afa
  4. #fa2a53

Monochromatic

  1. #608803
  2. #94d305
  3. #bbfa2a
  4. #d3fc75
  5. #ebfebf

Shades

#bbfa2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbfa2a
  2. #a8e126
  3. #96c822
  4. #83af1d
  5. #709619
  6. #5e7d15
  7. #4b6411
  8. #384b0d
  9. #253208
  10. #131904
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbfa2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbfa2a
  2. #c2fb3f
  3. #c9fb55
  4. #cffc6a
  5. #d6fc7f
  6. #ddfd95
  7. #e4fdaa
  8. #ebfebf
  9. #f1fed4
  10. #f8ffea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbfa2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbfa2a
  2. #b5ee33
  3. #afe23b
  4. #a9d544
  5. #a3c94c
  6. #9ebd55
  7. #98b15e
  8. #92a566
  9. #8c986f
  10. #868c77
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e6e6e6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6eeb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe544 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3eed6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #edf000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7ee3b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0f3ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbfa2a {
  color: #bbfa2a;
}
Background
.bg-bbfa2a {
  background-color: #bbfa2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbfa2a {
  border: 2px solid #bbfa2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbfa2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 250 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 95% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbfa2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbfa2a, #53fa2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbfa2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 250 42 / 0.35);
}

#a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 2.57 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 2.57 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.16 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.66 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.13 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.76 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.82 #4405d5 Inverted #e6e6e6 Grayscale 

Spring Bud
#bbfa2a  rgb(187, 250, 42)  hsl(78, 95%, 57%)  Spring Bud
#692afa  rgb(105, 42, 250)  hsl(258, 95%, 57%)  Electric Indigo
#2abbfa  rgb(42, 187, 250)  hsl(198, 95%, 57%)  Deep Sky Blue
#fa2abb  rgb(250, 42, 187)  hsl(318, 95%, 57%)  Shocking Pink