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#BFFF00 Lime Peel
#BFFF00 is a mid-tone, vivid green, known as Lime Peel. In RGB it’s made of 74.9% red, 100% green, and 0% blue. Its hue is 75°, with 100% saturation and 50% 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 #BFFF00.
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.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.20:1 FailBlack text on this color
17.52:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.20:1 FailThis color as text on black
17.52:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BFFF00 as they’d see it.
#BFFF00 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 #BFFF00
What color is #BFFF00?
#BFFF00 is a mid-tone, vivid green, known as Lime Peel. In RGB it’s made of 74.9% red, 100% green, and 0% blue. Its hue is 75°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BFFF00 in RGB?
#BFFF00 is rgb(191, 255, 0): 191 red, 255 green, and 0 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BFFF00 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(25, 0, 100, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BFFF00?
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 #BFFF00?
Its complement #F1E6FE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.