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#B8F85D Color

#B8F85D is rgb(184, 248, 93) in RGB, hsl(85, 92%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 63%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B8F85D
HEX#B8F85D
RGBrgb(184, 248, 93)
HSLhsl(85, 92%, 67%)
HSVhsv(85, 63%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 63%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(90.6% 0.194 128.8)
LABlab(91.06% -37.91 65.10)
LCHlch(91.06% 75.33 120.22)

What #B8F85D 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 #B8F85D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 6.18Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 13.31Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 15.09Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 16.71Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 16.78French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 17.09

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

#B8F85D Channel Values

How #B8F85D 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 248 · B 938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 85° · S 92% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 85° · S 63% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 0% · Y 63% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.26:1 vs white · 16.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B8F85D 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 text1.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B8F85D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B8F85D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B8F85D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B8F85D
Complementary
#9E5DF8
Analogous
#F8EB5D
Analogous
#6AF85D
Triadic
#5DB8F8
Triadic
#F85DB8
Split comp.
#5D6AF8
Split comp.
#EB5DF8

Tints & Shades of #B8F85D

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

#C0F971
#CBFA89
#D4FB9D
#DFFCB6
#E7FDC9
#F2FEE2

Shades

#A4F631
#90F00A
#76C408
#5B9806
#416C04
#264003

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B8F85D.

How #B8F85D 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#B8F85D
Protanopia#EFEF5E
Protanomaly#DBF25E
Deuteranopia#E5E562
Deuteranomaly#D5ED60
Tritanopia#C9EBEB
Tritanomaly#C3F1C3
Achromatopsia#E5E5E5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B8F85D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b8f85d: #B8F85D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B8F85D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b8f85d': '#B8F85D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.973, blue: 0.365)
Android XML<color name="color_b8f85d">#B8F85D</color>
SVG fillfill="#B8F85D"

More Green Colors

#B8F85D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#B8F85D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B8F85D?

#B8F85D is a light green — rgb(184, 248, 93) in RGB and hsl(85, 92%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.18.

What is the RGB value of #B8F85D?

#B8F85D is rgb(184, 248, 93) — red 184, green 248, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B8F85D?

#B8F85D converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 63%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B8F85D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B8F85D scores 1.26:1 against white and 16.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B8F85D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B8F85D 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 15.09, which is visibly different.

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