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#B8D60A Color

#B8D60A is rgb(184, 214, 10) in RGB, hsl(69, 91%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 95%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bitter Lemon (#CAE00D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B8D60A
HEX#B8D60A
RGBrgb(184, 214, 10)
HSLhsl(69, 91%, 44%)
HSVhsv(69, 95%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 95%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(82.5% 0.193 119.4)
LABlab(81.23% -26.04 78.07)
LCHlch(81.23% 82.30 108.45)

What #B8D60A 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 #B8D60A, 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.

#B8D60A Channel Values

How #B8D60A 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 214 · B 108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 69° · S 91% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 69° · S 95% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 95% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.66:1 vs white · 12.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B8D60A 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 text1.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B8D60A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B8D60A; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #B8D60A

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

Shades

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How #B8D60A 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#B8D60A
Protanopia#D1D10D
Protanomaly#C8D30C
Deuteranopia#CDCD17
Deuteranomaly#C5D012
Tritanopia#C6CACA
Tritanomaly#C1CFA1
Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

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Using #B8D60A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b8d60a: #B8D60A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B8D60A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b8d60a': '#B8D60A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.839, blue: 0.039)
Android XML<color name="color_b8d60a">#B8D60A</color>
SVG fillfill="#B8D60A"

More Green Colors

#B8D60A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B8D60A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B8D60A?

#B8D60A is a mid-tone green — rgb(184, 214, 10) in RGB and hsl(69, 91%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bitter Lemon (#CAE00D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.02.

What is the RGB value of #B8D60A?

#B8D60A is rgb(184, 214, 10) — red 184, green 214, and blue 10 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B8D60A?

#B8D60A converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 95%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B8D60A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B8D60A scores 1.66:1 against white and 12.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B8D60A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B8D60A 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 14.98, which is visibly different.

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