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#B5D818 Color

#B5D818 is rgb(181, 216, 24) in RGB, hsl(71, 80%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 0%, 89%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Lime Green (#A6D608), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.43. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B5D818
HEX#B5D818
RGBrgb(181, 216, 24)
HSLhsl(71, 80%, 47%)
HSVhsv(71, 89%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 0%, 89%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(82.7% 0.194 120.9)
LABlab(81.60% -27.96 76.54)
LCHlch(81.60% 81.49 110.07)

What #B5D818 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 #B5D818, 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.

#B5D818 Channel Values

How #B5D818 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 181 · G 216 · B 248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 71° · S 80% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 71° · S 89% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 0% · Y 89% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.64:1 vs white · 12.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B5D818 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 text1.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B5D818

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B5D818; 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 #B5D818

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B5D818.

How #B5D818 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#B5D818
Protanopia#D3D31A
Protanomaly#C7D519
Deuteranopia#CDCD21
Deuteranomaly#C4D21E
Tritanopia#C3CCCC
Tritanomaly#BED1A3
Achromatopsia#CACACA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B5D818 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b5d818: #B5D818;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B5D818;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b5d818': '#B5D818' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.710, green: 0.847, blue: 0.094)
Android XML<color name="color_b5d818">#B5D818</color>
SVG fillfill="#B5D818"

More Green Colors

#B5D818 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B5D818 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B5D818?

#B5D818 is a mid-tone green — rgb(181, 216, 24) in RGB and hsl(71, 80%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Lime Green (#A6D608), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.43.

What is the RGB value of #B5D818?

#B5D818 is rgb(181, 216, 24) — red 181, green 216, and blue 24 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B5D818?

#B5D818 converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 0%, 89%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B5D818 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B5D818 scores 1.64:1 against white and 12.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B5D818 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B5D818 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 12.99, which is visibly different.

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