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#B8E87D Color

#B8E87D is rgb(184, 232, 125) in RGB, hsl(87, 70%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 0%, 46%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.43. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B8E87D
HEX#B8E87D
RGBrgb(184, 232, 125)
HSLhsl(87, 70%, 70%)
HSVhsv(87, 46%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 0%, 46%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(87.4% 0.145 128.9)
LABlab(86.88% -28.99 46.45)
LCHlch(86.88% 54.76 121.97)

What #B8E87D 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 #B8E87D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 8.43Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 12.05Mindaro#E3F988ΔE 13.01June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 14.33Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 14.5Key Lime#E8F48CΔE 15.49

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

#B8E87D Channel Values

How #B8E87D 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 232 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 87° · S 70% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 87° · S 46% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 0% · Y 46% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.41:1 vs white · 14.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B8E87D 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 text1.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B8E87D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B8E87D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B8E87D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B8E87D
Complementary
#AD7DE8
Analogous
#E8E37D
Analogous
#82E87D
Triadic
#7DB8E8
Triadic
#E87DB8
Split comp.
#7D82E8
Split comp.
#E37DE8

Tints & Shades of #B8E87D

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

#C1EB8E
#CBEEA0
#D4F1B1
#DEF4C2
#E7F7D4
#F1FAE5

Shades

#A3E156
#8BDA2B
#73B620
#578B18
#3F6412
#23380A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B8E87D.

How #B8E87D 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#B8E87D
Protanopia#E1E17D
Protanomaly#D2E47D
Deuteranopia#DADA80
Deuteranomaly#CDE07F
Tritanopia#C5DEDE
Tritanomaly#C0E2BF
Achromatopsia#D9D9D9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B8E87D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b8e87d: #B8E87D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B8E87D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b8e87d': '#B8E87D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.910, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_b8e87d">#B8E87D</color>
SVG fillfill="#B8E87D"

More Green Colors

#B8E87D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#B8E87D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B8E87D?

#B8E87D is a light green — rgb(184, 232, 125) in RGB and hsl(87, 70%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.43.

What is the RGB value of #B8E87D?

#B8E87D is rgb(184, 232, 125) — red 184, green 232, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B8E87D?

#B8E87D converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 0%, 46%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B8E87D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B8E87D scores 1.41:1 against white and 14.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B8E87D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B8E87D 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 17.26, which is visibly different.

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