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#B4D5AA Color

#B4D5AA is rgb(180, 213, 170) in RGB, hsl(106, 34%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 0%, 20%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B4D5AA
HEX#B4D5AA
RGBrgb(180, 213, 170)
HSLhsl(106, 34%, 75%)
HSVhsv(106, 20%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 0%, 20%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(83.8% 0.068 138.5)
LABlab(82.00% -17.31 17.55)
LCHlch(82.00% 24.65 134.60)

What #B4D5AA 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 #B4D5AA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 7.2Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 8.22Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 8.84Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 8.94Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 9.78Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 11.03

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

#B4D5AA Channel Values

How #B4D5AA 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 213 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 106° · S 34% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 106° · S 20% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 0% · Y 20% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.61:1 vs white · 13.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B4D5AA 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 text1.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B4D5AA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B4D5AA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B4D5AA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B4D5AA
Complementary
#CBAAD5
Analogous
#C9D5AA
Analogous
#AAD5B5
Triadic
#AAB4D5
Triadic
#D5AAB4
Split comp.
#B5AAD5
Split comp.
#D5AAC9

Tints & Shades of #B4D5AA

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

#BDDAB4
#C9E1C1
#D2E6CC
#DBEBD6
#E4F0E0
#F0F7EE

Shades

#96C487
#77B365
#5E9A4C
#477439
#325228
#1D3018

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B4D5AA.

How #B4D5AA 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#B4D5AA
Protanopia#D0D0AA
Protanomaly#C5D2AA
Deuteranopia#CBCBAB
Deuteranomaly#C2CFAB
Tritanopia#BAD0D0
Tritanomaly#B8D2C2
Achromatopsia#CCCCCC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B4D5AA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b4d5aa: #B4D5AA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B4D5AA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b4d5aa': '#B4D5AA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.706, green: 0.835, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_b4d5aa">#B4D5AA</color>
SVG fillfill="#B4D5AA"

More Green Colors

#B4D5AA sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B4D5AA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B4D5AA?

#B4D5AA is a light green — rgb(180, 213, 170) in RGB and hsl(106, 34%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.2.

What is the RGB value of #B4D5AA?

#B4D5AA is rgb(180, 213, 170) — red 180, green 213, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B4D5AA?

#B4D5AA converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 0%, 20%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B4D5AA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B4D5AA scores 1.61:1 against white and 13.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B4D5AA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B4D5AA 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 darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 11.03, which is visibly different.

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