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#B5E080 Color

#B5E080 is rgb(181, 224, 128) in RGB, hsl(87, 61%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 0%, 43%, 12%) 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 5.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B5E080
HEX#B5E080
RGBrgb(181, 224, 128)
HSLhsl(87, 61%, 69%)
HSVhsv(87, 43%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 0%, 43%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(85.4% 0.132 128.6)
LABlab(84.50% -26.34 42.07)
LCHlch(84.50% 49.63 122.05)

What #B5E080 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 #B5E080, 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.

#B5E080 Channel Values

How #B5E080 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 224 · B 1288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 87° · S 61% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 87° · S 43% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 0% · Y 43% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.51:1 vs white · 13.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B5E080 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 text1.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B5E080 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B5E080

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B5E080; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #B5E080

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B5E080.

How #B5E080 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#B5E080
Protanopia#D9D980
Protanomaly#CCDC80
Deuteranopia#D3D382
Deuteranomaly#C8D881
Tritanopia#C0D7D7
Tritanomaly#BCDBBA
Achromatopsia#D2D2D2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B5E080 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b5e080: #B5E080;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B5E080;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b5e080': '#B5E080' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.710, green: 0.878, blue: 0.502)
Android XML<color name="color_b5e080">#B5E080</color>
SVG fillfill="#B5E080"

More Green Colors

#B5E080 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B5E080 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B5E080?

#B5E080 is a light green — rgb(181, 224, 128) in RGB and hsl(87, 61%, 69%) 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 5.37.

What is the RGB value of #B5E080?

#B5E080 is rgb(181, 224, 128) — red 181, green 224, and blue 128 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B5E080?

#B5E080 converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 0%, 43%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B5E080 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B5E080 scores 1.51:1 against white and 13.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B5E080 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B5E080 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 17.74, which is visibly different.

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