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#B8D4AA Color

#B8D4AA is rgb(184, 212, 170) in RGB, hsl(100, 33%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 0%, 20%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B8D4AA
HEX#B8D4AA
RGBrgb(184, 212, 170)
HSLhsl(100, 33%, 75%)
HSVhsv(100, 20%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 20%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(83.8% 0.065 135.2)
LABlab(82.00% -15.41 17.61)
LCHlch(82.00% 23.40 131.20)

What #B8D4AA 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 #B8D4AA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 8.96Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 9.93Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 9.99Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 10.14Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 10.34Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 11.11

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

#B8D4AA Channel Values

How #B8D4AA 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 212 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 100° · S 33% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 100° · S 20% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 0% · Y 20% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.61:1 vs white · 13.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B8D4AA 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 text1.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B8D4AA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B8D4AA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B8D4AA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B8D4AA
Complementary
#C6AAD4
Analogous
#CDD4AA
Analogous
#AAD4B1
Triadic
#AAB8D4
Triadic
#D4AAB8
Split comp.
#B1AAD4
Split comp.
#D4AACD

Tints & Shades of #B8D4AA

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

#C1D9B4
#CCE0C2
#D5E5CC
#DDEAD6
#E6F0E0
#F1F6EE

Shades

#9CC388
#80B266
#66994D
#4D733A
#365129
#202F18

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B8D4AA.

How #B8D4AA 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#B8D4AA
Protanopia#D0D0AA
Protanomaly#C7D1AA
Deuteranopia#CBCBAB
Deuteranomaly#C4CFAB
Tritanopia#BECFCF
Tritanomaly#BBD1C2
Achromatopsia#CCCCCC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B8D4AA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b8d4aa: #B8D4AA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B8D4AA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b8d4aa': '#B8D4AA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.831, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_b8d4aa">#B8D4AA</color>
SVG fillfill="#B8D4AA"

More Green Colors

#B8D4AA sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B8D4AA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B8D4AA?

#B8D4AA is a light green — rgb(184, 212, 170) in RGB and hsl(100, 33%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.96.

What is the RGB value of #B8D4AA?

#B8D4AA is rgb(184, 212, 170) — red 184, green 212, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B8D4AA?

#B8D4AA converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 0%, 20%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B8D4AA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B8D4AA scores 1.61:1 against white and 13.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B8D4AA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B8D4AA 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 11.99, which is visibly different.

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