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#B2C940 Color

#B2C940 is rgb(178, 201, 64) in RGB, hsl(70, 56%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 0%, 68%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is June Bud (#BDDA57), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.76. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B2C940
HEX#B2C940
RGBrgb(178, 201, 64)
HSLhsl(70, 56%, 52%)
HSVhsv(70, 68%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 68%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(79.3% 0.16 118.5)
LABlab(77.33% -21.37 62.11)
LCHlch(77.33% 65.68 108.98)

What #B2C940 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 #B2C940, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 6.76Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 9.14Citron#9FA91FΔE 12.17Limerick#9DC209ΔE 12.19Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 12.26Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 12.87

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

#B2C940 Channel Values

How #B2C940 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 178 · G 201 · B 648-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 70° · S 56% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 70° · S 68% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 0% · Y 68% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.85:1 vs white · 11.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B2C940 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 text1.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B2C940 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B2C940

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B2C940; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B2C940
Complementary
#5740C9
Analogous
#C99B40
Analogous
#6EC940
Triadic
#40B2C9
Triadic
#C940B2
Split comp.
#406EC9
Split comp.
#9B40C9

Tints & Shades of #B2C940

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

#BDD15C
#C7D874
#D2E090
#DCE6A7
#E7EEC3
#F1F5DB

Shades

#9EB332
#85972B
#6D7B23
#58631C
#3F4814
#272C0C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B2C940.

How #B2C940 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#B2C940
Protanopia#C5C540
Protanomaly#BEC740
Deuteranopia#C2C242
Deuteranomaly#BCC541
Tritanopia#BEBEBE
Tritanomaly#B9C39C
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B2C940 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b2c940: #B2C940;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B2C940;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b2c940': '#B2C940' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.698, green: 0.788, blue: 0.251)
Android XML<color name="color_b2c940">#B2C940</color>
SVG fillfill="#B2C940"

More Green Colors

#B2C940 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B2C940 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B2C940?

#B2C940 is a mid-tone green — rgb(178, 201, 64) in RGB and hsl(70, 56%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is June Bud (#BDDA57), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.76.

What is the RGB value of #B2C940?

#B2C940 is rgb(178, 201, 64) — red 178, green 201, and blue 64 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B2C940?

#B2C940 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 0%, 68%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B2C940 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B2C940 scores 1.85:1 against white and 11.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B2C940 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B2C940 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 12.26, which is visibly different.

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