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#B5FC4A Color

#B5FC4A is rgb(181, 252, 74) in RGB, hsl(84, 97%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 0%, 71%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green Lizard (#A7F432), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B5FC4A
HEX#B5FC4A
RGBrgb(181, 252, 74)
HSLhsl(84, 97%, 64%)
HSVhsv(84, 71%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 0%, 71%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(91.2% 0.213 129)
LABlab(91.90% -41.52 72.78)
LCHlch(91.90% 83.79 119.71)

What #B5FC4A 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 #B5FC4A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 5.62Green Yellow#ADFF2FΔE 9.11French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 9.79Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 14.07Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 14.13Spring Bud#A7FC00ΔE 14.28

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

#B5FC4A Channel Values

How #B5FC4A 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 252 · B 748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 84° · S 97% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 84° · S 71% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 0% · Y 71% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.24:1 vs white · 16.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B5FC4A 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 text1.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B5FC4A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B5FC4A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B5FC4A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B5FC4A
Complementary
#914AFC
Analogous
#FCEA4A
Analogous
#5CFC4A
Triadic
#4AB5FC
Triadic
#FC4AB5
Split comp.
#4A5CFC
Split comp.
#EA4AFC

Tints & Shades of #B5FC4A

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

#BFFD63
#CAFD7C
#D4FD96
#DCFEAA
#E6FEC3
#F1FEDC

Shades

#A3FC1D
#8FEC04
#74BF03
#5B9702
#406902
#284101

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B5FC4A.

How #B5FC4A 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#B5FC4A
Protanopia#F2F24B
Protanomaly#DCF64B
Deuteranopia#E8E851
Deuteranomaly#D5F04E
Tritanopia#C8EFEF
Tritanomaly#C1F4C3
Achromatopsia#E7E7E7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B5FC4A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b5fc4a: #B5FC4A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B5FC4A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b5fc4a': '#B5FC4A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.710, green: 0.988, blue: 0.290)
Android XML<color name="color_b5fc4a">#B5FC4A</color>
SVG fillfill="#B5FC4A"

More Green Colors

#B5FC4A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#B5FC4A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B5FC4A?

#B5FC4A is a light green — rgb(181, 252, 74) in RGB and hsl(84, 97%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green Lizard (#A7F432), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.62.

What is the RGB value of #B5FC4A?

#B5FC4A is rgb(181, 252, 74) — red 181, green 252, and blue 74 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B5FC4A?

#B5FC4A converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 0%, 71%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B5FC4A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B5FC4A scores 1.24:1 against white and 16.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B5FC4A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B5FC4A 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 9.11, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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