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#B6ED5E Color

#B6ED5E is rgb(182, 237, 94) in RGB, hsl(83, 80%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 0%, 60%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B6ED5E
HEX#B6ED5E
RGBrgb(182, 237, 94)
HSLhsl(83, 80%, 65%)
HSVhsv(83, 60%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 60%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(88% 0.181 127.5)
LABlab(87.87% -34.03 61.27)
LCHlch(87.87% 70.09 119.05)

What #B6ED5E 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 #B6ED5E, 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.

#B6ED5E Channel Values

How #B6ED5E 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 237 · B 948-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 83° · S 80% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 83° · S 60% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 0% · Y 60% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.38:1 vs white · 15.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B6ED5E 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 text1.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B6ED5E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B6ED5E; 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 #B6ED5E

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

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How #B6ED5E 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#B6ED5E
Protanopia#E5E55F
Protanomaly#D4E85E
Deuteranopia#DDDD62
Deuteranomaly#CEE361
Tritanopia#C5E1E1
Tritanomaly#BFE6BB
Achromatopsia#DCDCDC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B6ED5E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b6ed5e: #B6ED5E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B6ED5E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b6ed5e': '#B6ED5E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.714, green: 0.929, blue: 0.369)
Android XML<color name="color_b6ed5e">#B6ED5E</color>
SVG fillfill="#B6ED5E"

More Green Colors

#B6ED5E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B6ED5E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B6ED5E?

#B6ED5E is a light green — rgb(182, 237, 94) in RGB and hsl(83, 80%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.24.

What is the RGB value of #B6ED5E?

#B6ED5E is rgb(182, 237, 94) — red 182, green 237, and blue 94 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B6ED5E?

#B6ED5E converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 0%, 60%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B6ED5E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B6ED5E scores 1.38:1 against white and 15.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B6ED5E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B6ED5E 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 11.96, which is visibly different.

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