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#B4D97D Color

#B4D97D is rgb(180, 217, 125) in RGB, hsl(84, 55%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 42%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B4D97D
HEX#B4D97D
RGBrgb(180, 217, 125)
HSLhsl(84, 55%, 67%)
HSVhsv(84, 42%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 42%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(83.8% 0.126 126.8)
LABlab(82.45% -23.86 40.99)
LCHlch(82.45% 47.43 120.20)

What #B4D97D 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 #B4D97D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 5.04Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 7.96Pistachio#93C572ΔE 10.25Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 11.18Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 12.77Olivine#9AB973ΔE 14.7

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

#B4D97D Channel Values

How #B4D97D 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 217 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 84° · S 55% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 84° · S 42% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 42% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.6:1 vs white · 13.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B4D97D 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 text1.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B4D97D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B4D97D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B4D97D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B4D97D
Complementary
#A27DD9
Analogous
#D9D07D
Analogous
#86D97D
Triadic
#7DB4D9
Triadic
#D97DB4
Split comp.
#7D86D9
Split comp.
#D07DD9

Tints & Shades of #B4D97D

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

#BDDE8C
#C9E3A0
#D2E8B0
#DDEEC4
#E6F2D4
#F1F8E7

Shades

#A0CF59
#8BC238
#719E2E
#587B24
#3E5719
#25330F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B4D97D.

How #B4D97D 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#B4D97D
Protanopia#D3D37D
Protanomaly#C8D67D
Deuteranopia#CECE7F
Deuteranomaly#C4D27E
Tritanopia#BFD0D0
Tritanomaly#BAD4B5
Achromatopsia#CDCDCD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B4D97D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b4d97d: #B4D97D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B4D97D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b4d97d': '#B4D97D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.706, green: 0.851, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_b4d97d">#B4D97D</color>
SVG fillfill="#B4D97D"

More Green Colors

#B4D97D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B4D97D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B4D97D?

#B4D97D is a light green — rgb(180, 217, 125) in RGB and hsl(84, 55%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.04.

What is the RGB value of #B4D97D?

#B4D97D is rgb(180, 217, 125) — red 180, green 217, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B4D97D?

#B4D97D converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 42%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B4D97D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B4D97D scores 1.6:1 against white and 13.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B4D97D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B4D97D 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 20.13, which is visibly different.

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