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#B2D99B Color

#B2D99B is rgb(178, 217, 155) in RGB, hsl(98, 45%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 29%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B2D99B
HEX#B2D99B
RGBrgb(178, 217, 155)
HSLhsl(98, 45%, 73%)
HSVhsv(98, 29%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 29%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(84.2% 0.093 134.2)
LABlab(82.72% -21.62 26.26)
LCHlch(82.72% 34.01 129.46)

What #B2D99B 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 #B2D99B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 7.68Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 8.21Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 8.43Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 11.87Olivine#9AB973ΔE 12.62Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 13.57

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

#B2D99B Channel Values

How #B2D99B 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 217 · B 1558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 98° · S 45% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 98° · S 29% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 29% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.58:1 vs white · 13.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B2D99B 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 text1.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B2D99B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B2D99B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B2D99B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B2D99B
Complementary
#C29BD9
Analogous
#D1D99B
Analogous
#9BD9A3
Triadic
#9BB2D9
Triadic
#D99BB2
Split comp.
#A39BD9
Split comp.
#D99BD1

Tints & Shades of #B2D99B

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

#BDDFAA
#C6E3B5
#D1E9C4
#DAEDCF
#E5F2DE
#EEF7E9

Shades

#95CB76
#79BD51
#609F3C
#4C7E30
#365922
#1F3414

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B2D99B.

How #B2D99B 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#B2D99B
Protanopia#D3D39B
Protanomaly#C7D59B
Deuteranopia#CDCD9C
Deuteranomaly#C3D29C
Tritanopia#BAD2D2
Tritanomaly#B7D5BF
Achromatopsia#CECECE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B2D99B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b2d99b: #B2D99B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B2D99B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b2d99b': '#B2D99B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.698, green: 0.851, blue: 0.608)
Android XML<color name="color_b2d99b">#B2D99B</color>
SVG fillfill="#B2D99B"

More Green Colors

#B2D99B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B2D99B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B2D99B?

#B2D99B is a light green — rgb(178, 217, 155) in RGB and hsl(98, 45%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.68.

What is the RGB value of #B2D99B?

#B2D99B is rgb(178, 217, 155) — red 178, green 217, and blue 155 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B2D99B?

#B2D99B converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 29%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B2D99B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B2D99B scores 1.58:1 against white and 13.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B2D99B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B2D99B 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 13.57, which is visibly different.

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