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#B0E15B Color

#B0E15B is rgb(176, 225, 91) in RGB, hsl(82, 69%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 60%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B0E15B
HEX#B0E15B
RGBrgb(176, 225, 91)
HSLhsl(82, 69%, 62%)
HSVhsv(82, 60%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 60%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(84.9% 0.17 126.7)
LABlab(84.11% -31.34 58.34)
LCHlch(84.11% 66.22 118.25)

What #B0E15B 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 #B0E15B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 5.66June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 7.92Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 10.49Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 16.88Mindaro#E3F988ΔE 17.16Limerick#9DC209ΔE 17.17

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

#B0E15B Channel Values

How #B0E15B 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 225 · B 918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 82° · S 69% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 82° · S 60% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 60% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.53:1 vs white · 13.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B0E15B 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 text1.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B0E15B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B0E15B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B0E15B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B0E15B
Complementary
#8C5BE1
Analogous
#E1CF5B
Analogous
#6DE15B
Triadic
#5BB0E1
Triadic
#E15BB0
Split comp.
#5B6DE1
Split comp.
#CF5BE1

Tints & Shades of #B0E15B

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

#BAE571
#C5E986
#CFED9C
#DCF2B6
#E6F6CB
#F0F9E1

Shades

#9FDB39
#88C224
#709F1D
#587D17
#3F5A11
#243409

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B0E15B.

How #B0E15B 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#B0E15B
Protanopia#DADA5C
Protanomaly#CADD5B
Deuteranopia#D2D25F
Deuteranomaly#C6D85D
Tritanopia#BED6D6
Tritanomaly#B9DAB2
Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B0E15B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b0e15b: #B0E15B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B0E15B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b0e15b': '#B0E15B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.882, blue: 0.357)
Android XML<color name="color_b0e15b">#B0E15B</color>
SVG fillfill="#B0E15B"

More Green Colors

#B0E15B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#B0E15B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B0E15B?

#B0E15B is a light green — rgb(176, 225, 91) in RGB and hsl(82, 69%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.66.

What is the RGB value of #B0E15B?

#B0E15B is rgb(176, 225, 91) — red 176, green 225, and blue 91 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B0E15B?

#B0E15B converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 60%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B0E15B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B0E15B scores 1.53:1 against white and 13.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B0E15B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B0E15B 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 10.49, which is visibly different.

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