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#B6CA44 Color

#B6CA44 is rgb(182, 202, 68) in RGB, hsl(69, 56%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 0%, 66%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is June Bud (#BDDA57), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.54. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B6CA44
HEX#B6CA44
RGBrgb(182, 202, 68)
HSLhsl(69, 56%, 53%)
HSVhsv(69, 66%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 0%, 66%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(79.9% 0.157 117.4)
LABlab(77.93% -20.03 61.31)
LCHlch(77.93% 64.50 108.09)

What #B6CA44 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 #B6CA44, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 6.54Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 9.79Citron#9FA91FΔE 12.18Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 12.5Booger Buster#DDE26AΔE 12.57Limerick#9DC209ΔE 13.73

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

#B6CA44 Channel Values

How #B6CA44 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 182 · G 202 · B 688-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 69° · S 56% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 69° · S 66% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 0% · Y 66% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.82:1 vs white · 11.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B6CA44 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 text1.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B6CA44 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B6CA44

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B6CA44; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B6CA44
Complementary
#5844CA
Analogous
#CA9B44
Analogous
#73CA44
Triadic
#44B6CA
Triadic
#CA44B6
Split comp.
#4473CA
Split comp.
#9B44CA

Tints & Shades of #B6CA44

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

#BFD15C
#CAD978
#D4E090
#DEE7AB
#E8EEC3
#F3F6DF

Shades

#A3B734
#8A9B2C
#727F24
#59631C
#404814
#272C0C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B6CA44.

How #B6CA44 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#B6CA44
Protanopia#C7C744
Protanomaly#C0C844
Deuteranopia#C4C446
Deuteranomaly#BEC645
Tritanopia#C1BFBF
Tritanomaly#BDC49D
Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B6CA44 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b6ca44: #B6CA44;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B6CA44;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b6ca44': '#B6CA44' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.714, green: 0.792, blue: 0.267)
Android XML<color name="color_b6ca44">#B6CA44</color>
SVG fillfill="#B6CA44"

More Green Colors

#B6CA44 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B6CA44 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B6CA44?

#B6CA44 is a mid-tone green — rgb(182, 202, 68) in RGB and hsl(69, 56%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is June Bud (#BDDA57), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.54.

What is the RGB value of #B6CA44?

#B6CA44 is rgb(182, 202, 68) — red 182, green 202, and blue 68 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B6CA44?

#B6CA44 converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 0%, 66%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B6CA44 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B6CA44 scores 1.82:1 against white and 11.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B6CA44 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B6CA44 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 13.81, which is visibly different.

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