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#B2CAA0 Color

#B2CAA0 is rgb(178, 202, 160) in RGB, hsl(94, 28%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 0%, 21%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Laurel Green (#A9BA9D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B2CAA0
HEX#B2CAA0
RGBrgb(178, 202, 160)
HSLhsl(94, 28%, 71%)
HSVhsv(94, 21%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 0%, 21%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(81% 0.063 132)
LABlab(78.68% -14.09 18.22)
LCHlch(78.68% 23.03 127.71)

What #B2CAA0 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 #B2CAA0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 8.52Sage#9CAF88ΔE 9.68Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 10.13Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 10.45Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 11.39Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 11.99

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

#B2CAA0 Channel Values

How #B2CAA0 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 202 · B 1608-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 94° · S 28% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 94° · S 21% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.77:1 vs white · 11.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B2CAA0 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 text1.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B2CAA0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B2CAA0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B2CAA0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B2CAA0
Complementary
#B8A0CA
Analogous
#C7CAA0
Analogous
#A0CAA3
Triadic
#A0B2CA
Triadic
#CAA0B2
Split comp.
#A3A0CA
Split comp.
#CAA0C7

Tints & Shades of #B2CAA0

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

#BDD1AD
#C7D8BA
#D2E0C8
#DAE5D1
#E5EDDE
#EFF4EB

Shades

#98B780
#80A762
#67894D
#516C3D
#384B2A
#222E1A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B2CAA0.

How #B2CAA0 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#B2CAA0
Protanopia#C6C6A0
Protanomaly#BEC8A0
Deuteranopia#C2C2A1
Deuteranomaly#BCC6A1
Tritanopia#B7C5C5
Tritanomaly#B5C7B8
Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B2CAA0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b2caa0: #B2CAA0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B2CAA0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b2caa0': '#B2CAA0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.698, green: 0.792, blue: 0.627)
Android XML<color name="color_b2caa0">#B2CAA0</color>
SVG fillfill="#B2CAA0"

More Green Colors

#B2CAA0 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#B2CAA0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B2CAA0?

#B2CAA0 is a light green — rgb(178, 202, 160) in RGB and hsl(94, 28%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Laurel Green (#A9BA9D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.52.

What is the RGB value of #B2CAA0?

#B2CAA0 is rgb(178, 202, 160) — red 178, green 202, and blue 160 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B2CAA0?

#B2CAA0 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 0%, 21%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B2CAA0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B2CAA0 scores 1.77:1 against white and 11.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B2CAA0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B2CAA0 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 darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 10.45, which is visibly different.

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