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#B5F014 Color

#B5F014 is rgb(181, 240, 20) in RGB, hsl(76, 88%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 0%, 92%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lime (Color Wheel) (#BFFF00), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.73. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B5F014
HEX#B5F014
RGBrgb(181, 240, 20)
HSLhsl(76, 88%, 51%)
HSVhsv(76, 92%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 92%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(88.2% 0.221 125.7)
LABlab(88.35% -38.13 82.26)
LCHlch(88.35% 90.67 114.87)

What #B5F014 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 #B5F014, 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.

#B5F014 Channel Values

How #B5F014 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 240 · B 208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 76° · S 88% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 76° · S 92% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 0% · Y 92% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.36:1 vs white · 15.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B5F014 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 text1.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B5F014

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B5F014; 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 #B5F014

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B5F014.

How #B5F014 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#B5F014
Protanopia#E7E717
Protanomaly#D5EB16
Deuteranopia#DFDF25
Deuteranomaly#CFE61F
Tritanopia#C7E2E2
Tritanomaly#C0E8B5
Achromatopsia#DDDDDD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B5F014 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b5f014: #B5F014;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B5F014;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b5f014': '#B5F014' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.710, green: 0.941, blue: 0.078)
Android XML<color name="color_b5f014">#B5F014</color>
SVG fillfill="#B5F014"

More Green Colors

#B5F014 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B5F014 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B5F014?

#B5F014 is a mid-tone green — rgb(181, 240, 20) in RGB and hsl(76, 88%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lime (Color Wheel) (#BFFF00), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.73.

What is the RGB value of #B5F014?

#B5F014 is rgb(181, 240, 20) — red 181, green 240, and blue 20 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B5F014?

#B5F014 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 0%, 92%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B5F014 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B5F014 scores 1.36:1 against white and 15.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B5F014 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B5F014 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 greenyellow (#ADFF2F) at a CIE76 distance of 9.31, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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