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#B8DC38 Color

#B8DC38 is rgb(184, 220, 56) in RGB, hsl(73, 70%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 0%, 75%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Lime Green (#A6D608), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B8DC38
HEX#B8DC38
RGBrgb(184, 220, 56)
HSLhsl(73, 70%, 54%)
HSVhsv(73, 75%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 0%, 75%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(84% 0.185 121.6)
LABlab(83.03% -27.75 70.33)
LCHlch(83.03% 75.61 111.54)

What #B8DC38 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 #B8DC38, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 8.88Limerick#9DC209ΔE 9.44Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 9.48Pear#D1E231ΔE 9.79Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 11.12June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 11.97

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

#B8DC38 Channel Values

How #B8DC38 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 220 · B 568-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 73° · S 70% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 73° · S 75% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 0% · Y 75% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.58:1 vs white · 13.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B8DC38 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 text1.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B8DC38 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B8DC38

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B8DC38; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B8DC38
Complementary
#5B38DC
Analogous
#DCAD38
Analogous
#66DC38
Triadic
#38B8DC
Triadic
#DC38B8
Split comp.
#3866DC
Split comp.
#AD38DC

Tints & Shades of #B8DC38

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

#C1E052
#CCE670
#D5EA8A
#DFEFA4
#E8F4BE
#F3F9DC

Shades

#A7CC24
#8EAD1F
#768F19
#596C13
#404E0E
#273008

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B8DC38.

How #B8DC38 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#B8DC38
Protanopia#D6D639
Protanomaly#CBD938
Deuteranopia#D1D13D
Deuteranomaly#C7D53B
Tritanopia#C6D0D0
Tritanomaly#C1D5A8
Achromatopsia#CECECE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B8DC38 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b8dc38: #B8DC38;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B8DC38;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b8dc38': '#B8DC38' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.863, blue: 0.220)
Android XML<color name="color_b8dc38">#B8DC38</color>
SVG fillfill="#B8DC38"

More Green Colors

#B8DC38 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B8DC38 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B8DC38?

#B8DC38 is a mid-tone green — rgb(184, 220, 56) in RGB and hsl(73, 70%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Lime Green (#A6D608), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.88.

What is the RGB value of #B8DC38?

#B8DC38 is rgb(184, 220, 56) — red 184, green 220, and blue 56 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B8DC38?

#B8DC38 converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 0%, 75%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B8DC38 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B8DC38 scores 1.58:1 against white and 13.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B8DC38 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B8DC38 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 9.48, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.