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#B7CF2A Color

#B7CF2A is rgb(183, 207, 42) in RGB, hsl(69, 66%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 0%, 80%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Acid Green (#B0BF1A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B7CF2A
HEX#B7CF2A
RGBrgb(183, 207, 42)
HSLhsl(69, 66%, 49%)
HSVhsv(69, 80%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 0%, 80%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(80.9% 0.177 118.1)
LABlab(79.28% -22.81 70.99)
LCHlch(79.28% 74.56 107.81)

What #B7CF2A 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 #B7CF2A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 6.52Limerick#9DC209ΔE 7.73Pear#D1E231ΔE 9.1Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 10.52Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 11.84Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 11.87

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

#B7CF2A Channel Values

How #B7CF2A 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 183 · G 207 · B 428-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 69° · S 66% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 69° · S 80% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 0% · Y 80% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.75:1 vs white · 11.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B7CF2A 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 text1.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B7CF2A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B7CF2A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B7CF2A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B7CF2A
Complementary
#432ACF
Analogous
#CF962A
Analogous
#64CF2A
Triadic
#2AB7CF
Triadic
#CF2AB7
Split comp.
#2A64CF
Split comp.
#962ACF

Tints & Shades of #B7CF2A

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

#C3D945
#CCDF62
#D6E580
#DFEB9E
#E9F1BB
#F3F7D9

Shades

#A0B625
#86981F
#707F1A
#566114
#3F480F
#252A09

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B7CF2A.

How #B7CF2A 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#B7CF2A
Protanopia#CBCB2B
Protanomaly#C3CD2A
Deuteranopia#C7C72E
Deuteranomaly#C1CB2C
Tritanopia#C4C3C3
Tritanomaly#BFC89D
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B7CF2A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b7cf2a: #B7CF2A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B7CF2A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b7cf2a': '#B7CF2A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.718, green: 0.812, blue: 0.165)
Android XML<color name="color_b7cf2a">#B7CF2A</color>
SVG fillfill="#B7CF2A"

More Green Colors

#B7CF2A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#B7CF2A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B7CF2A?

#B7CF2A is a mid-tone green — rgb(183, 207, 42) in RGB and hsl(69, 66%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Acid Green (#B0BF1A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.52.

What is the RGB value of #B7CF2A?

#B7CF2A is rgb(183, 207, 42) — red 183, green 207, and blue 42 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B7CF2A?

#B7CF2A converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 0%, 80%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B7CF2A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B7CF2A scores 1.75:1 against white and 11.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B7CF2A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B7CF2A 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 11.87, which is visibly different.

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