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#B4E278 Color

#B4E278 is rgb(180, 226, 120) in RGB, hsl(86, 65%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 47%, 11%) 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 7.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B4E278
HEX#B4E278
RGBrgb(180, 226, 120)
HSLhsl(86, 65%, 68%)
HSVhsv(86, 47%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 47%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(85.7% 0.144 128.4)
LABlab(84.90% -28.26 46.36)
LCHlch(84.90% 54.29 121.36)

What #B4E278 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 #B4E278, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 7.87Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 13.09Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 13.68June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 13.74Mindaro#E3F988ΔE 13.82Pistachio#93C572ΔE 14.63

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

#B4E278 Channel Values

How #B4E278 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 226 · B 1208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 86° · S 65% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 86° · S 47% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 47% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.49:1 vs white · 14.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B4E278 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 text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B4E278 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B4E278

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B4E278; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B4E278
Complementary
#A678E2
Analogous
#E2DB78
Analogous
#7FE278
Triadic
#78B4E2
Triadic
#E278B4
Split comp.
#787FE2
Split comp.
#DB78E2

Tints & Shades of #B4E278

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

#BEE689
#C9EA9E
#D3EEAF
#DCF2C0
#E5F5D1
#F1FAE6

Shades

#A0DA52
#8BD22D
#72AD25
#56821C
#3D5D14
#24370C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B4E278.

How #B4E278 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#B4E278
Protanopia#DBDB78
Protanomaly#CDDE78
Deuteranopia#D4D47A
Deuteranomaly#C8DA79
Tritanopia#C0D8D8
Tritanomaly#BCDCBA
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B4E278 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b4e278: #B4E278;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B4E278;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b4e278': '#B4E278' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.706, green: 0.886, blue: 0.471)
Android XML<color name="color_b4e278">#B4E278</color>
SVG fillfill="#B4E278"

More Green Colors

#B4E278 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B4E278 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B4E278?

#B4E278 is a light green — rgb(180, 226, 120) in RGB and hsl(86, 65%, 68%) 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 7.87.

What is the RGB value of #B4E278?

#B4E278 is rgb(180, 226, 120) — red 180, green 226, and blue 120 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B4E278?

#B4E278 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 47%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B4E278 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B4E278 scores 1.49:1 against white and 14.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B4E278 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B4E278 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 17.89, which is visibly different.

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