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#B3DD4B Color

#B3DD4B is rgb(179, 221, 75) in RGB, hsl(77, 68%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 0%, 66%, 13%) 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 7.39. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B3DD4B
HEX#B3DD4B
RGBrgb(179, 221, 75)
HSLhsl(77, 68%, 58%)
HSVhsv(77, 66%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 0%, 66%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(84% 0.176 124)
LABlab(83.07% -29.35 63.70)
LCHlch(83.07% 70.14 114.74)

What #B3DD4B 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 #B3DD4B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 7.39Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 7.58Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 7.66Limerick#9DC209ΔE 12.33Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 13.06Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 13.88

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

#B3DD4B Channel Values

How #B3DD4B 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 179 · G 221 · B 758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 77° · S 68% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 77° · S 66% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 0% · Y 66% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.57:1 vs white · 13.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B3DD4B 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 text1.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B3DD4B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B3DD4B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B3DD4B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B3DD4B
Complementary
#744BDD
Analogous
#DDBD4B
Analogous
#6BDD4B
Triadic
#4BB3DD
Triadic
#DD4BB3
Split comp.
#4B6BDD
Split comp.
#BD4BDD

Tints & Shades of #B3DD4B

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

#BEE265
#C7E67A
#D2EB94
#DDEFAE
#E8F4C7
#F1F8DD

Shades

#A5D629
#8EB823
#74961D
#597416
#3F5110
#28330A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B3DD4B.

How #B3DD4B 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#B3DD4B
Protanopia#D7D74C
Protanomaly#C9D94B
Deuteranopia#D0D04F
Deuteranomaly#C5D64D
Tritanopia#C1D1D1
Tritanomaly#BCD6AC
Achromatopsia#CECECE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B3DD4B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b3dd4b: #B3DD4B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B3DD4B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b3dd4b': '#B3DD4B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.702, green: 0.867, blue: 0.294)
Android XML<color name="color_b3dd4b">#B3DD4B</color>
SVG fillfill="#B3DD4B"

More Green Colors

#B3DD4B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B3DD4B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B3DD4B?

#B3DD4B is a mid-tone green — rgb(179, 221, 75) in RGB and hsl(77, 68%, 58%) 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 7.39.

What is the RGB value of #B3DD4B?

#B3DD4B is rgb(179, 221, 75) — red 179, green 221, and blue 75 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B3DD4B?

#B3DD4B converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 0%, 66%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B3DD4B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B3DD4B scores 1.57:1 against white and 13.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B3DD4B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B3DD4B 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 7.58, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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