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#B8CC99 Color

#B8CC99 is rgb(184, 204, 153) in RGB, hsl(84, 33%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 0%, 25%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sage (#9CAF88), visibly different at ΔE 11.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B8CC99
HEX#B8CC99
RGBrgb(184, 204, 153)
HSLhsl(84, 33%, 70%)
HSVhsv(84, 25%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 0%, 25%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(81.7% 0.072 125.4)
LABlab(79.55% -13.62 23.15)
LCHlch(79.55% 26.86 120.48)

What #B8CC99 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 #B8CC99, 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.

#B8CC99 Channel Values

How #B8CC99 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 184 · G 204 · B 1538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 84° · S 33% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 84° · S 25% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 0% · Y 25% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.73:1 vs white · 12.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B8CC99 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 text1.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B8CC99

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B8CC99; 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 #B8CC99

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B8CC99.

How #B8CC99 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#B8CC99
Protanopia#C9C999
Protanomaly#C2CA99
Deuteranopia#C6C69A
Deuteranomaly#C0C899
Tritanopia#BEC6C6
Tritanomaly#BCC9B6
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B8CC99 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b8cc99: #B8CC99;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B8CC99;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b8cc99': '#B8CC99' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.800, blue: 0.600)
Android XML<color name="color_b8cc99">#B8CC99</color>
SVG fillfill="#B8CC99"

More Green Colors

#B8CC99 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B8CC99 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B8CC99?

#B8CC99 is a light green — rgb(184, 204, 153) in RGB and hsl(84, 33%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sage (#9CAF88), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.75.

What is the RGB value of #B8CC99?

#B8CC99 is rgb(184, 204, 153) — red 184, green 204, and blue 153 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B8CC99?

#B8CC99 converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 0%, 25%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B8CC99 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B8CC99 scores 1.73:1 against white and 12.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B8CC99 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B8CC99 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 darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 12.54, which is visibly different.

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