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#B1CA86 Color

#B1CA86 is rgb(177, 202, 134) in RGB, hsl(82, 39%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 0%, 34%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olivine (#9AB973), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.22. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B1CA86
HEX#B1CA86
RGBrgb(177, 202, 134)
HSLhsl(82, 39%, 66%)
HSVhsv(82, 34%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 0%, 34%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(80.4% 0.095 124.9)
LABlab(78.21% -17.30 31.08)
LCHlch(78.21% 35.57 119.10)

What #B1CA86 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 #B1CA86, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Olivine#9AB973ΔE 7.22Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 10.76Pistachio#93C572ΔE 12.44Misty Moss#BBB477ΔE 14.22Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 14.52Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 14.6

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

#B1CA86 Channel Values

How #B1CA86 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 177 · G 202 · B 1348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 82° · S 39% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 82° · S 34% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 0% · Y 34% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.8:1 vs white · 11.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B1CA86 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 text1.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B1CA86 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B1CA86

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B1CA86; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B1CA86
Complementary
#9F86CA
Analogous
#CAC186
Analogous
#90CA86
Triadic
#86B1CA
Triadic
#CA86B1
Split comp.
#8690CA
Split comp.
#C186CA

Tints & Shades of #B1CA86

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

#BDD298
#C6D8A6
#D1E0B8
#DAE6C6
#E6EED8
#EFF4E6

Shades

#9DBC67
#87AA4B
#6E8A3D
#576E30
#3E4E22
#252E14

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B1CA86.

How #B1CA86 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#B1CA86
Protanopia#C6C686
Protanomaly#BEC886
Deuteranopia#C2C287
Deuteranomaly#BCC587
Tritanopia#B9C3C3
Tritanomaly#B6C6AE
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B1CA86 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b1ca86: #B1CA86;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B1CA86;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b1ca86': '#B1CA86' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.694, green: 0.792, blue: 0.525)
Android XML<color name="color_b1ca86">#B1CA86</color>
SVG fillfill="#B1CA86"

More Green Colors

#B1CA86 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B1CA86 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B1CA86?

#B1CA86 is a light green — rgb(177, 202, 134) in RGB and hsl(82, 39%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olivine (#9AB973), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.22.

What is the RGB value of #B1CA86?

#B1CA86 is rgb(177, 202, 134) — red 177, green 202, and blue 134 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B1CA86?

#B1CA86 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 0%, 34%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B1CA86 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B1CA86 scores 1.8:1 against white and 11.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B1CA86 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B1CA86 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 14.83, which is visibly different.

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