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#B4E36D Color

#B4E36D is rgb(180, 227, 109) in RGB, hsl(84, 68%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 0%, 52%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is June Bud (#BDDA57), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B4E36D
HEX#B4E36D
RGBrgb(180, 227, 109)
HSLhsl(84, 68%, 66%)
HSVhsv(84, 52%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 0%, 52%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(85.8% 0.156 127.4)
LABlab(85.07% -29.53 51.65)
LCHlch(85.07% 59.49 119.76)

What #B4E36D 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 #B4E36D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 9.8Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 11.16Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 12.08Mindaro#E3F988ΔE 13.68Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 16.65Key Lime#E8F48CΔE 16.99

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

#B4E36D Channel Values

How #B4E36D 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 227 · B 1098-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 84° · S 68% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 84° · S 52% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 0% · Y 52% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.48:1 vs white · 14.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B4E36D 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 text1.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B4E36D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B4E36D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B4E36D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B4E36D
Complementary
#9D6DE3
Analogous
#E3D76D
Analogous
#79E36D
Triadic
#6DB4E3
Triadic
#E36DB4
Split comp.
#6D79E3
Split comp.
#D76DE3

Tints & Shades of #B4E36D

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

#BFE783
#C8EB94
#D3EFA9
#DCF2BA
#E7F6D0
#F0F9E1

Shades

#A0DC47
#8BCE27
#71A720
#5A8519
#405E12
#26380B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B4E36D.

How #B4E36D 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#B4E36D
Protanopia#DCDC6D
Protanomaly#CDDF6D
Deuteranopia#D5D570
Deuteranomaly#C9DB6F
Tritanopia#C1D9D9
Tritanomaly#BCDDB7
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B4E36D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b4e36d: #B4E36D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B4E36D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b4e36d': '#B4E36D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.706, green: 0.890, blue: 0.427)
Android XML<color name="color_b4e36d">#B4E36D</color>
SVG fillfill="#B4E36D"

More Green Colors

#B4E36D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B4E36D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B4E36D?

#B4E36D is a light green — rgb(180, 227, 109) in RGB and hsl(84, 68%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is June Bud (#BDDA57), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.8.

What is the RGB value of #B4E36D?

#B4E36D is rgb(180, 227, 109) — red 180, green 227, and blue 109 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B4E36D?

#B4E36D converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 0%, 52%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B4E36D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B4E36D scores 1.48:1 against white and 14.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B4E36D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B4E36D 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 16.65, which is visibly different.

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