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#B4CE73 Color

#B4CE73 is rgb(180, 206, 115) in RGB, hsl(77, 48%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 0%, 44%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Green Yellow (#ACBF60), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.3. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B4CE73
HEX#B4CE73
RGBrgb(180, 206, 115)
HSLhsl(77, 48%, 63%)
HSVhsv(77, 44%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 44%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(81.2% 0.121 122.2)
LABlab(79.29% -19.71 41.99)
LCHlch(79.29% 46.39 115.15)

What #B4CE73 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 #B4CE73, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 6.3Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 6.95Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 7.4Pistachio#93C572ΔE 11.33Olivine#9AB973ΔE 12.71Olive Green#B5B35CΔE 13.94

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

#B4CE73 Channel Values

How #B4CE73 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 206 · B 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 77° · S 48% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 77° · S 44% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.75:1 vs white · 12.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B4CE73 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 text1.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B4CE73 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B4CE73

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B4CE73; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B4CE73
Complementary
#8D73CE
Analogous
#CEBA73
Analogous
#87CE73
Triadic
#73B4CE
Triadic
#CE73B4
Split comp.
#7387CE
Split comp.
#BA73CE

Tints & Shades of #B4CE73

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

#BED586
#C8DB99
#D3E2AC
#DDE8BF
#E7EFD2
#F1F6E5

Shades

#A4C355
#8EAE3D
#758F32
#596D26
#414F1C
#252D10

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B4CE73.

How #B4CE73 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#B4CE73
Protanopia#CACA73
Protanomaly#C2CC73
Deuteranopia#C6C674
Deuteranomaly#BFC974
Tritanopia#BEC5C5
Tritanomaly#BAC9AB
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B4CE73 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b4ce73: #B4CE73;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B4CE73;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b4ce73': '#B4CE73' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.706, green: 0.808, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_b4ce73">#B4CE73</color>
SVG fillfill="#B4CE73"

More Green Colors

#B4CE73 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B4CE73 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B4CE73?

#B4CE73 is a light green — rgb(180, 206, 115) in RGB and hsl(77, 48%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Green Yellow (#ACBF60), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.3.

What is the RGB value of #B4CE73?

#B4CE73 is rgb(180, 206, 115) — red 180, green 206, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B4CE73?

#B4CE73 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 0%, 44%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B4CE73 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B4CE73 scores 1.75:1 against white and 12.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B4CE73 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B4CE73 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 darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 15.24, which is visibly different.

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