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#B2DE7D Color

#B2DE7D is rgb(178, 222, 125) in RGB, hsl(87, 60%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 44%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B2DE7D
HEX#B2DE7D
RGBrgb(178, 222, 125)
HSLhsl(87, 60%, 68%)
HSVhsv(87, 44%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 44%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(84.8% 0.134 128.9)
LABlab(83.71% -26.82 42.50)
LCHlch(83.71% 50.26 122.25)

What #B2DE7D 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 #B2DE7D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 6.08Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 10.88Pistachio#93C572ΔE 11.29Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 11.45Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 13.57Mindaro#E3F988ΔE 15.68

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

#B2DE7D Channel Values

How #B2DE7D 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 222 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 87° · S 60% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 87° · S 44% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.54:1 vs white · 13.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B2DE7D 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 text1.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B2DE7D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B2DE7D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B2DE7D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B2DE7D
Complementary
#A97CDE
Analogous
#DED97C
Analogous
#81DE7C
Triadic
#7CB2DE
Triadic
#DE7CB2
Split comp.
#7C81DE
Split comp.
#D97CDE

Tints & Shades of #B2DE7D

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

#BCE28D
#C8E8A1
#D1ECB1
#DBF0C2
#E5F4D2
#F1F9E7

Shades

#9DD558
#87CC33
#6FA72A
#547E20
#3B5A16
#23350D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B2DE7D.

How #B2DE7D 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#B2DE7D
Protanopia#D7D77D
Protanomaly#C9DA7D
Deuteranopia#D1D17F
Deuteranomaly#C5D67E
Tritanopia#BED5D5
Tritanomaly#B9D9B8
Achromatopsia#D0D0D0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B2DE7D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b2de7d: #B2DE7D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B2DE7D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b2de7d': '#B2DE7D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.698, green: 0.871, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_b2de7d">#B2DE7D</color>
SVG fillfill="#B2DE7D"

More Green Colors

#B2DE7D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B2DE7D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B2DE7D?

#B2DE7D is a light green — rgb(178, 222, 125) in RGB and hsl(87, 60%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.08.

What is the RGB value of #B2DE7D?

#B2DE7D is rgb(178, 222, 125) — red 178, green 222, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B2DE7D?

#B2DE7D converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 44%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B2DE7D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B2DE7D scores 1.54:1 against white and 13.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B2DE7D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B2DE7D 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 17.55, which is visibly different.

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