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#B4C73D Color

#B4C73D is rgb(180, 199, 61) in RGB, hsl(68, 55%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 0%, 69%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Acid Green (#B0BF1A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B4C73D
HEX#B4C73D
RGBrgb(180, 199, 61)
HSLhsl(68, 55%, 51%)
HSVhsv(68, 69%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 0%, 69%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(79% 0.159 117)
LABlab(76.91% -19.76 62.85)
LCHlch(76.91% 65.88 107.46)

What #B4C73D 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 #B4C73D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 7.97June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 8.08Citron#9FA91FΔE 11.09Limerick#9DC209ΔE 12.5Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 12.62Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 13.62

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

#B4C73D Channel Values

How #B4C73D 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 199 · B 618-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 68° · S 55% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 68° · S 69% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 0% · Y 69% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.88:1 vs white · 11.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B4C73D 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 text1.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B4C73D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B4C73D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B4C73D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B4C73D
Complementary
#503DC7
Analogous
#C7943D
Analogous
#70C73D
Triadic
#3DB4C7
Triadic
#C73DB4
Split comp.
#3D70C7
Split comp.
#943DC7

Tints & Shades of #B4C73D

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

#BFCF59
#C8D671
#D3DE8C
#DEE6A8
#E8EEC4
#F1F5DB

Shades

#9DAE32
#88962C
#6F7B24
#565F1C
#3D4314
#272B0D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B4C73D.

How #B4C73D 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#B4C73D
Protanopia#C4C43D
Protanomaly#BEC53D
Deuteranopia#C1C13F
Deuteranomaly#BCC33E
Tritanopia#BFBCBC
Tritanomaly#BBC19A
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B4C73D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b4c73d: #B4C73D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B4C73D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b4c73d': '#B4C73D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.706, green: 0.780, blue: 0.239)
Android XML<color name="color_b4c73d">#B4C73D</color>
SVG fillfill="#B4C73D"

More Green Colors

#B4C73D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#B4C73D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B4C73D?

#B4C73D is a mid-tone green — rgb(180, 199, 61) in RGB and hsl(68, 55%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Acid Green (#B0BF1A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.97.

What is the RGB value of #B4C73D?

#B4C73D is rgb(180, 199, 61) — red 180, green 199, and blue 61 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B4C73D?

#B4C73D converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 0%, 69%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B4C73D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B4C73D scores 1.88:1 against white and 11.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B4C73D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B4C73D 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 13.62, which is visibly different.

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