What color is #BFFF00?

#BFFF00 is a vivid yellow-green known as Limoncello. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Limoncello?

The RGB value is 191, 255, 0: 191 red, 255 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Limoncello?

The complementary color is #4000FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFFF00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.52:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Limoncello color: hex code #BFFF00

#BFFF00 rgb(191, 255, 0)

Shades of green

Limoncello has the hex code #BFFF00. It is a vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 100% green and 0% blue (191, 255, 0).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.52:1).

Limoncello (#BFFF00) color codes

HEX	`#BFFF00`
RGB	`rgb(191, 255, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 100%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 100%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.84, -46.87, 89.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.84, 100.9, 117.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.246, 82.595, 12.926)`
Decimal	`12582656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Limoncello, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BFFF00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFFF00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BFFF00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfff00; }
.text { color: #bfff00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfff00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 255 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfff00, #40ff00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Green Yellow.

See #BFFF00 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BFFF00?: #BFFF00 is a vivid yellow-green known as Limoncello. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Limoncello?: The RGB value is 191, 255, 0: 191 red, 255 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Limoncello?: The complementary color is #4000FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFFF00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.52:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.