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#B2DC56 Color

#B2DC56 is rgb(178, 220, 86) in RGB, hsl(79, 66%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 0%, 61%, 14%) 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 5.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B2DC56
HEX#B2DC56
RGBrgb(178, 220, 86)
HSLhsl(79, 66%, 60%)
HSVhsv(79, 61%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 0%, 61%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(83.8% 0.167 124.7)
LABlab(82.79% -28.73 59.05)
LCHlch(82.79% 65.67 115.94)

What #B2DC56 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 #B2DC56, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 5.19Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 8.09Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 9.93Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 14.91Limerick#9DC209ΔE 15.51Booger Buster#DDE26AΔE 16.17

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

#B2DC56 Channel Values

How #B2DC56 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 220 · B 868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 79° · S 66% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 79° · S 61% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 0% · Y 61% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.58:1 vs white · 13.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B2DC56 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 text13.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B2DC56 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B2DC56

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B2DC56; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B2DC56
Complementary
#8056DC
Analogous
#DCC456
Analogous
#6EDC56
Triadic
#56B2DC
Triadic
#DC56B2
Split comp.
#566EDC
Split comp.
#C456DC

Tints & Shades of #B2DC56

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

#BBE16B
#C7E684
#D1EA99
#DCEFB3
#E6F4C8
#F1F9E1

Shades

#A2D534
#8BBA26
#72981F
#597718
#3F5511
#26330A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B2DC56.

How #B2DC56 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#B2DC56
Protanopia#D6D657
Protanomaly#C8D856
Deuteranopia#CFCF59
Deuteranomaly#C4D558
Tritanopia#C0D1D1
Tritanomaly#BAD5AD
Achromatopsia#CDCDCD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B2DC56 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b2dc56: #B2DC56;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B2DC56;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b2dc56': '#B2DC56' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.698, green: 0.863, blue: 0.337)
Android XML<color name="color_b2dc56">#B2DC56</color>
SVG fillfill="#B2DC56"

More Green Colors

#B2DC56 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B2DC56 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B2DC56?

#B2DC56 is a light green — rgb(178, 220, 86) in RGB and hsl(79, 66%, 60%) 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 5.19.

What is the RGB value of #B2DC56?

#B2DC56 is rgb(178, 220, 86) — red 178, green 220, and blue 86 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B2DC56?

#B2DC56 converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 0%, 61%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B2DC56 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B2DC56 scores 1.58:1 against white and 13.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B2DC56 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B2DC56 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 9.93, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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