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#B4C94A Color

#B4C94A is rgb(180, 201, 74) in RGB, hsl(70, 54%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 0%, 63%, 21%) 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 6.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B4C94A
HEX#B4C94A
RGBrgb(180, 201, 74)
HSLhsl(70, 54%, 54%)
HSVhsv(70, 63%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 0%, 63%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(79.6% 0.152 118)
LABlab(77.54% -20.10 58.51)
LCHlch(77.54% 61.87 108.96)

What #B4C94A 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 #B4C94A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 6.48Booger Buster#DDE26AΔE 12.24Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 12.31Citron#9FA91FΔE 12.43Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 14.08Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 14.51

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

#B4C94A Channel Values

How #B4C94A 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 201 · B 748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 70° · S 54% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 70° · S 63% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 0% · Y 63% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.84:1 vs white · 11.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B4C94A 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 text1.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B4C94A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B4C94A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B4C94A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B4C94A
Complementary
#5F4AC9
Analogous
#C99F4A
Analogous
#75C94A
Triadic
#4AB4C9
Triadic
#C94AB4
Split comp.
#4A75C9
Split comp.
#9F4AC9

Tints & Shades of #B4C94A

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

#BED062
#C9D87D
#D3DF95
#DDE6AD
#E7EDC4
#F2F6E0

Shades

#A3B937
#8B9D2F
#728227
#57621D
#3E4715
#262B0D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B4C94A.

How #B4C94A 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#B4C94A
Protanopia#C6C64A
Protanomaly#BFC74A
Deuteranopia#C2C24C
Deuteranomaly#BDC54B
Tritanopia#BFBFBF
Tritanomaly#BBC39D
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B4C94A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b4c94a: #B4C94A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B4C94A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b4c94a': '#B4C94A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.706, green: 0.788, blue: 0.290)
Android XML<color name="color_b4c94a">#B4C94A</color>
SVG fillfill="#B4C94A"

More Green Colors

#B4C94A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#B4C94A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B4C94A?

#B4C94A is a mid-tone green — rgb(180, 201, 74) in RGB and hsl(70, 54%, 54%) 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 6.48.

What is the RGB value of #B4C94A?

#B4C94A is rgb(180, 201, 74) — red 180, green 201, and blue 74 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B4C94A?

#B4C94A converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 0%, 63%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B4C94A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B4C94A scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B4C94A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B4C94A 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 14.84, which is visibly different.

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