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#B4C144 Color

#B4C144 is rgb(180, 193, 68) in RGB, hsl(66, 50%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 0%, 65%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Citron (#9FA91F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.47. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B4C144
HEX#B4C144
RGBrgb(180, 193, 68)
HSLhsl(66, 50%, 51%)
HSVhsv(66, 65%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 0%, 65%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(77.7% 0.148 115)
LABlab(75.29% -16.68 58.61)
LCHlch(75.29% 60.94 105.88)

What #B4C144 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 #B4C144, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Citron#9FA91FΔE 9.47June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 10.34Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 11.9Booger Buster#DDE26AΔE 12.95Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 13.58Straw#E4D96FΔE 16.07

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

#B4C144 Channel Values

How #B4C144 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 180 · G 193 · B 688-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 66° · S 50% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 66° · S 65% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 0% · Y 65% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B4C144 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 text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B4C144 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B4C144

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B4C144; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B4C144
Complementary
#5044C1
Analogous
#C18F44
Analogous
#76C144
Triadic
#44B4C1
Triadic
#C144B4
Split comp.
#4476C1
Split comp.
#8F44C1

Tints & Shades of #B4C144

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

#BFC95E
#C8D175
#D3DA90
#DDE3AB
#E8ECC6
#F1F4DD

Shades

#9DA838
#889130
#6F7728
#565C1F
#3D4116
#272A0E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B4C144.

How #B4C144 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#B4C144
Protanopia#BFBF44
Protanomaly#BBC044
Deuteranopia#BDBD45
Deuteranomaly#B9BF45
Tritanopia#BEB7B7
Tritanomaly#BABB96
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B4C144 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b4c144: #B4C144;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B4C144;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b4c144': '#B4C144' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.706, green: 0.757, blue: 0.267)
Android XML<color name="color_b4c144">#B4C144</color>
SVG fillfill="#B4C144"

More Green Colors

#B4C144 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B4C144 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B4C144?

#B4C144 is a mid-tone green — rgb(180, 193, 68) in RGB and hsl(66, 50%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Citron (#9FA91F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.47.

What is the RGB value of #B4C144?

#B4C144 is rgb(180, 193, 68) — red 180, green 193, and blue 68 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B4C144?

#B4C144 converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 0%, 65%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B4C144 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B4C144 scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B4C144 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B4C144 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 17.92, which is visibly different.

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