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#B1CB72 Color

#B1CB72 is rgb(177, 203, 114) in RGB, hsl(78, 46%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 0%, 44%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Green Yellow (#ACBF60), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B1CB72
HEX#B1CB72
RGBrgb(177, 203, 114)
HSLhsl(78, 46%, 62%)
HSVhsv(78, 44%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 44%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(80.3% 0.119 122.4)
LABlab(78.24% -19.57 41.14)
LCHlch(78.24% 45.56 115.45)

What #B1CB72 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 #B1CB72, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 5.97Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 7.53Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 8.58Pistachio#93C572ΔE 10.6Olivine#9AB973ΔE 11.39Olive Green#B5B35CΔE 13.44

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

#B1CB72 Channel Values

How #B1CB72 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 203 · B 1148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 78° · S 46% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 78° · S 44% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.8:1 vs white · 11.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B1CB72 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 text11.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B1CB72 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B1CB72

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B1CB72; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B1CB72
Complementary
#8C72CB
Analogous
#CBB972
Analogous
#83CB72
Triadic
#72B0CB
Triadic
#CB72B0
Split comp.
#7283CB
Split comp.
#B972CB

Tints & Shades of #B1CB72

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

#BAD284
#C5D897
#CFDFA9
#DCE8C0
#E6EED2
#F0F5E5

Shades

#9FC054
#88A83E
#708A33
#586C28
#3F4E1D
#242D11

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B1CB72.

How #B1CB72 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#B1CB72
Protanopia#C7C772
Protanomaly#BFC972
Deuteranopia#C3C373
Deuteranomaly#BCC673
Tritanopia#BBC3C3
Tritanomaly#B7C6A8
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B1CB72 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b1cb72: #B1CB72;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B1CB72;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b1cb72': '#B1CB72' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.694, green: 0.796, blue: 0.447)
Android XML<color name="color_b1cb72">#B1CB72</color>
SVG fillfill="#B1CB72"

More Green Colors

#B1CB72 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B1CB72 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B1CB72?

#B1CB72 is a light green — rgb(177, 203, 114) in RGB and hsl(78, 46%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Green Yellow (#ACBF60), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.97.

What is the RGB value of #B1CB72?

#B1CB72 is rgb(177, 203, 114) — red 177, green 203, and blue 114 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B1CB72?

#B1CB72 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 0%, 44%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B1CB72 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B1CB72 scores 1.8:1 against white and 11.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B1CB72 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B1CB72 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 14.62, which is visibly different.

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