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#B8F000 Color

#B8F000 is rgb(184, 240, 0) in RGB, hsl(74, 100%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 0%, 100%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lime (Color Wheel) (#BFFF00), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B8F000
HEX#B8F000
RGBrgb(184, 240, 0)
HSLhsl(74, 100%, 47%)
HSVhsv(74, 100%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 100%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(88.4% 0.222 124.9)
LABlab(88.51% -37.18 84.18)
LCHlch(88.51% 92.03 113.83)

What #B8F000 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 #B8F000, 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.

#B8F000 Channel Values

How #B8F000 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 240 · B 08-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 74° · S 100% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 74° · S 100% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 0% · Y 100% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.35:1 vs white · 15.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B8F000 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 text1.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B8F000

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B8F000; 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 #B8F000

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B8F000.

How #B8F000 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#B8F000
Protanopia#E8E806
Protanomaly#D6EB04
Deuteranopia#E0E01B
Deuteranomaly#D1E613
Tritanopia#CAE2E2
Tritanomaly#C3E8B4
Achromatopsia#DDDDDD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B8F000 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b8f000: #B8F000;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B8F000;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b8f000': '#B8F000' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.941, blue: 0.000)
Android XML<color name="color_b8f000">#B8F000</color>
SVG fillfill="#B8F000"

More Green Colors

#B8F000 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B8F000 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B8F000?

#B8F000 is a mid-tone green — rgb(184, 240, 0) in RGB and hsl(74, 100%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lime (Color Wheel) (#BFFF00), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.81.

What is the RGB value of #B8F000?

#B8F000 is rgb(184, 240, 0) — red 184, green 240, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B8F000?

#B8F000 converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 0%, 100%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B8F000 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B8F000 scores 1.35:1 against white and 15.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B8F000 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B8F000 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 greenyellow (#ADFF2F) at a CIE76 distance of 10.62, which is visibly different.

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