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#B1CF7D Color

#B1CF7D is rgb(177, 207, 125) in RGB, hsl(82, 46%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 40%, 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 7.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B1CF7D
HEX#B1CF7D
RGBrgb(177, 207, 125)
HSLhsl(82, 46%, 65%)
HSVhsv(82, 40%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 40%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(81.3% 0.112 125.2)
LABlab(79.47% -20.46 37.24)
LCHlch(79.47% 42.49 118.79)

What #B1CF7D 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 #B1CF7D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 7.11Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 8.99Pistachio#93C572ΔE 9.17Olivine#9AB973ΔE 9.55Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 9.87Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 14.82

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

#B1CF7D Channel Values

How #B1CF7D 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 207 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 82° · S 46% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 82° · S 40% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 40% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.74:1 vs white · 12.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B1CF7D 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 text1.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B1CF7D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B1CF7D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B1CF7D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B1CF7D
Complementary
#9B7DCF
Analogous
#CFC47D
Analogous
#88CF7D
Triadic
#7DB1CF
Triadic
#CF7DB1
Split comp.
#7D88CF
Split comp.
#C47DCF

Tints & Shades of #B1CF7D

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

#BCD68F
#C5DB9E
#D0E2B1
#DBE9C3
#E6F0D6
#EFF5E5

Shades

#9DC25B
#89B342
#709136
#567029
#3C4E1D
#253012

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B1CF7D.

How #B1CF7D 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#B1CF7D
Protanopia#CACA7D
Protanomaly#C1CC7D
Deuteranopia#C6C67E
Deuteranomaly#BECA7E
Tritanopia#BAC7C7
Tritanomaly#B7CAAE
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B1CF7D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b1cf7d: #B1CF7D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B1CF7D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b1cf7d': '#B1CF7D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.694, green: 0.812, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_b1cf7d">#B1CF7D</color>
SVG fillfill="#B1CF7D"

More Green Colors

#B1CF7D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B1CF7D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B1CF7D?

#B1CF7D is a light green — rgb(177, 207, 125) in RGB and hsl(82, 46%, 65%) 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 7.11.

What is the RGB value of #B1CF7D?

#B1CF7D is rgb(177, 207, 125) — red 177, green 207, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B1CF7D?

#B1CF7D converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 40%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B1CF7D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B1CF7D scores 1.74:1 against white and 12.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B1CF7D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B1CF7D 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 15.89, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.