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#B8D595 Color

#B8D595 is rgb(184, 213, 149) in RGB, hsl(87, 43%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 30%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olivine (#9AB973), visibly different at ΔE 11.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B8D595
HEX#B8D595
RGBrgb(184, 213, 149)
HSLhsl(87, 43%, 71%)
HSVhsv(87, 30%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 30%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(83.6% 0.091 128)
LABlab(81.94% -18.26 28.39)
LCHlch(81.94% 33.75 122.75)

What #B8D595 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 #B8D595, 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.

#B8D595 Channel Values

How #B8D595 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 213 · B 1498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 87° · S 43% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 87° · S 30% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 30% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.62:1 vs white · 12.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B8D595 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 text1.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B8D595

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B8D595; 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 #B8D595

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 #B8D595.

How #B8D595 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#B8D595
Protanopia#D0D095
Protanomaly#C7D295
Deuteranopia#CCCC96
Deuteranomaly#C4D096
Tritanopia#C0CECE
Tritanomaly#BDD1BA
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B8D595 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b8d595: #B8D595;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B8D595;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b8d595': '#B8D595' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.835, blue: 0.584)
Android XML<color name="color_b8d595">#B8D595</color>
SVG fillfill="#B8D595"

More Green Colors

#B8D595 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B8D595 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B8D595?

#B8D595 is a light green — rgb(184, 213, 149) in RGB and hsl(87, 43%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olivine (#9AB973), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.1.

What is the RGB value of #B8D595?

#B8D595 is rgb(184, 213, 149) — red 184, green 213, and blue 149 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B8D595?

#B8D595 converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 30%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B8D595 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B8D595 scores 1.62:1 against white and 12.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B8D595 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B8D595 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 14.97, which is visibly different.

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