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#B4E14C Color

#B4E14C is rgb(180, 225, 76) in RGB, hsl(78, 71%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 66%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B4E14C
HEX#B4E14C
RGBrgb(180, 225, 76)
HSLhsl(78, 71%, 59%)
HSVhsv(78, 66%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 66%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(85% 0.18 124.6)
LABlab(84.26% -30.65 64.55)
LCHlch(84.26% 71.46 115.40)

What #B4E14C 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 #B4E14C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 6.48Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 7.96June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 9.03Limerick#9DC209ΔE 12.97Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 13.11Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 13.54

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

#B4E14C Channel Values

How #B4E14C 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 225 · B 768-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 78° · S 71% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 78° · S 66% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 66% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.52:1 vs white · 13.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B4E14C 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 text1.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B4E14C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B4E14C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B4E14C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B4E14C
Complementary
#794CE1
Analogous
#E1C34C
Analogous
#6AE14C
Triadic
#4CB4E1
Triadic
#E14CB4
Split comp.
#4C6AE1
Split comp.
#C34CE1

Tints & Shades of #B4E14C

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

#BFE566
#C8E97C
#D3ED96
#DCF1AC
#E7F5C6
#F0F9DC

Shades

#A6DB29
#8DBC20
#73991A
#5C7A15
#41570F
#273409

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B4E14C.

How #B4E14C 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#B4E14C
Protanopia#DADA4D
Protanomaly#CCDD4C
Deuteranopia#D4D450
Deuteranomaly#C8D94F
Tritanopia#C3D5D5
Tritanomaly#BDDAAF
Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B4E14C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b4e14c: #B4E14C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B4E14C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b4e14c': '#B4E14C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.706, green: 0.882, blue: 0.298)
Android XML<color name="color_b4e14c">#B4E14C</color>
SVG fillfill="#B4E14C"

More Green Colors

#B4E14C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#B4E14C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B4E14C?

#B4E14C is a mid-tone green — rgb(180, 225, 76) in RGB and hsl(78, 71%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.48.

What is the RGB value of #B4E14C?

#B4E14C is rgb(180, 225, 76) — red 180, green 225, and blue 76 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B4E14C?

#B4E14C converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 66%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B4E14C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B4E14C scores 1.52:1 against white and 13.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B4E14C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B4E14C 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 7.96, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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