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#B0CE78 Color

#B0CE78 is rgb(176, 206, 120) in RGB, hsl(81, 47%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 0%, 42%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Spring Bud (#C9DC87), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B0CE78
HEX#B0CE78
RGBrgb(176, 206, 120)
HSLhsl(81, 47%, 64%)
HSVhsv(81, 42%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 0%, 42%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(81% 0.117 124.7)
LABlab(79.07% -20.83 39.19)
LCHlch(79.07% 44.38 117.99)

What #B0CE78 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B0CE78, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 7.29Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 8.25Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 8.31Pistachio#93C572ΔE 9.13Olivine#9AB973ΔE 10.49Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 15.38

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#B0CE78 Channel Values

How #B0CE78 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 176 · G 206 · B 1208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 81° · S 47% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 81° · S 42% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 0% · Y 42% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.76:1 vs white · 11.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B0CE78 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B0CE78 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B0CE78

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B0CE78; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B0CE78
Complementary
#9678CE
Analogous
#CEC178
Analogous
#85CE78
Triadic
#78B0CE
Triadic
#CE78B0
Split comp.
#7885CE
Split comp.
#C178CE

Tints & Shades of #B0CE78

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BBD58B
#C6DC9E
#D1E3B0
#DAE8BF
#E5EFD2
#F0F6E5

Shades

#9CC256
#89B040
#6F8E33
#577029
#3D4F1C
#263112

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B0CE78.

How #B0CE78 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B0CE78
Protanopia#C9C978
Protanomaly#C0CB78
Deuteranopia#C5C57A
Deuteranomaly#BDC979
Tritanopia#BAC6C6
Tritanomaly#B6C9AC
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B0CE78 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b0ce78: #B0CE78;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B0CE78;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b0ce78': '#B0CE78' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.808, blue: 0.471)
Android XML<color name="color_b0ce78">#B0CE78</color>
SVG fillfill="#B0CE78"

More Green Colors

#B0CE78 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B0CE78 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B0CE78?

#B0CE78 is a light green — rgb(176, 206, 120) in RGB and hsl(81, 47%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Spring Bud (#C9DC87), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.29.

What is the RGB value of #B0CE78?

#B0CE78 is rgb(176, 206, 120) — red 176, green 206, and blue 120 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B0CE78?

#B0CE78 converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 0%, 42%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B0CE78 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B0CE78 scores 1.76:1 against white and 11.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B0CE78 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B0CE78 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 15.96, which is visibly different.

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