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#B4EC69 Color

#B4EC69 is rgb(180, 236, 105) in RGB, hsl(86, 78%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 0%, 56%, 7%) 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 5.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B4EC69
HEX#B4EC69
RGBrgb(180, 236, 105)
HSLhsl(86, 78%, 67%)
HSVhsv(86, 56%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 0%, 56%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(87.8% 0.171 128.8)
LABlab(87.55% -33.64 56.24)
LCHlch(87.55% 65.54 120.89)

What #B4EC69 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 #B4EC69, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#B4EC69 Channel Values

How #B4EC69 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 236 · B 1058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 86° · S 78% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 86° · S 56% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 0% · Y 56% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.39:1 vs white · 15.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B4EC69 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 text1.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B4EC69

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B4EC69; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #B4EC69

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.

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How #B4EC69 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#B4EC69
Protanopia#E4E46A
Protanomaly#D2E769
Deuteranopia#DCDC6D
Deuteranomaly#CDE26B
Tritanopia#C3E1E1
Tritanomaly#BDE5BD
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B4EC69 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b4ec69: #B4EC69;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B4EC69;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b4ec69': '#B4EC69' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.706, green: 0.925, blue: 0.412)
Android XML<color name="color_b4ec69">#B4EC69</color>
SVG fillfill="#B4EC69"

More Green Colors

#B4EC69 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B4EC69 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B4EC69?

#B4EC69 is a light green — rgb(180, 236, 105) in RGB and hsl(86, 78%, 67%) 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 5.01.

What is the RGB value of #B4EC69?

#B4EC69 is rgb(180, 236, 105) — red 180, green 236, and blue 105 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B4EC69?

#B4EC69 converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 0%, 56%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B4EC69 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B4EC69 scores 1.39:1 against white and 15.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B4EC69 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B4EC69 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 14.31, which is visibly different.

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