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#B7DC47 Color

#B7DC47 is rgb(183, 220, 71) in RGB, hsl(75, 68%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 68%, 14%) 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 7.33. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B7DC47
HEX#B7DC47
RGBrgb(183, 220, 71)
HSLhsl(75, 68%, 57%)
HSVhsv(75, 68%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 68%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(84% 0.176 122.4)
LABlab(83.03% -27.56 65.26)
LCHlch(83.03% 70.84 112.89)

What #B7DC47 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 #B7DC47, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 7.33Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 8.37Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 9.68Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 11.09Limerick#9DC209ΔE 11.31Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 13.09

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

#B7DC47 Channel Values

How #B7DC47 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 220 · B 718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 75° · S 68% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 75° · S 68% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 68% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.57:1 vs white · 13.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B7DC47 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 text1.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B7DC47 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B7DC47

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B7DC47; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B7DC47
Complementary
#6C47DC
Analogous
#DCB747
Analogous
#6CDC47
Triadic
#47B7DC
Triadic
#DC47B7
Split comp.
#476CDC
Split comp.
#B747DC

Tints & Shades of #B7DC47

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

#C1E160
#CBE67A
#D5EB94
#DDEFA9
#E7F4C3
#F2F8DD

Shades

#A7D228
#90B422
#74921C
#5C7416
#415110
#29330A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B7DC47.

How #B7DC47 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#B7DC47
Protanopia#D6D648
Protanomaly#CBD947
Deuteranopia#D1D14B
Deuteranomaly#C7D549
Tritanopia#C5D0D0
Tritanomaly#BFD5AB
Achromatopsia#CECECE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B7DC47 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b7dc47: #B7DC47;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B7DC47;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b7dc47': '#B7DC47' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.718, green: 0.863, blue: 0.278)
Android XML<color name="color_b7dc47">#B7DC47</color>
SVG fillfill="#B7DC47"

More Green Colors

#B7DC47 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B7DC47 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B7DC47?

#B7DC47 is a mid-tone green — rgb(183, 220, 71) in RGB and hsl(75, 68%, 57%) 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 7.33.

What is the RGB value of #B7DC47?

#B7DC47 is rgb(183, 220, 71) — red 183, green 220, and blue 71 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B7DC47?

#B7DC47 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 68%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B7DC47 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B7DC47 scores 1.57:1 against white and 13.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B7DC47 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B7DC47 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 8.37, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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