Close to Electric Lime
#BBEE28
#BBEE28 is a mid-tone, vivid green, close to the color Electric Lime. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 93.3% green, and 15.7% blue. Its hue is 75°, with 85% saturation and 55% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BBEE28.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.37:1 FailBlack text on this color
15.37:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.37:1 FailThis color as text on black
15.37:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BBEE28 as they’d see it.
#BBEE28 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #BBEE28
What color is #BBEE28?
#BBEE28 is a mid-tone, vivid green, close to the color Electric Lime. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 93.3% green, and 15.7% blue. Its hue is 75°, with 85% saturation and 55% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BBEE28 in RGB?
#BBEE28 is rgb(187, 238, 40): 187 red, 238 green, and 40 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BBEE28 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(21, 0, 83, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BBEE28?
PANTONE 375 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BBEE28?
Its complement #E7D5FD gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.