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#B9CFAB Color

#B9CFAB is rgb(185, 207, 171) in RGB, hsl(97, 27%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 0%, 17%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Laurel Green (#A9BA9D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B9CFAB
HEX#B9CFAB
RGBrgb(185, 207, 171)
HSLhsl(97, 27%, 74%)
HSVhsv(97, 17%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 17%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(82.8% 0.055 133.3)
LABlab(80.74% -12.58 15.36)
LCHlch(80.74% 19.85 129.32)

What #B9CFAB 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 #B9CFAB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 8.02Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 10.33Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 11.25Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 11.58Sage#9CAF88ΔE 11.79Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 12.49

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

#B9CFAB Channel Values

How #B9CFAB 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 185 · G 207 · B 1718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 97° · S 27% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 97° · S 17% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 0% · Y 17% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.67:1 vs white · 12.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B9CFAB 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 text1.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B9CFAB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B9CFAB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B9CFAB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B9CFAB
Complementary
#C1ABCF
Analogous
#CACFAB
Analogous
#ABCFAF
Triadic
#ABB9CF
Triadic
#CFABB9
Split comp.
#AFABCF
Split comp.
#CFABCA

Tints & Shades of #B9CFAB

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

#C1D4B5
#CBDCC1
#D4E1CB
#DEE9D8
#E7EEE2
#F1F6EF

Shades

#9DBC8A
#82A96A
#698E52
#516E3F
#394E2D
#212D1A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B9CFAB.

How #B9CFAB 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#B9CFAB
Protanopia#CBCBAB
Protanomaly#C4CDAB
Deuteranopia#C8C8AC
Deuteranomaly#C2CBAB
Tritanopia#BECBCB
Tritanomaly#BCCDBF
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B9CFAB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b9cfab: #B9CFAB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B9CFAB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b9cfab': '#B9CFAB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.725, green: 0.812, blue: 0.671)
Android XML<color name="color_b9cfab">#B9CFAB</color>
SVG fillfill="#B9CFAB"

More Green Colors

#B9CFAB sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B9CFAB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B9CFAB?

#B9CFAB is a light green — rgb(185, 207, 171) in RGB and hsl(97, 27%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Laurel Green (#A9BA9D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.02.

What is the RGB value of #B9CFAB?

#B9CFAB is rgb(185, 207, 171) — red 185, green 207, and blue 171 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B9CFAB?

#B9CFAB converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 0%, 17%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B9CFAB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B9CFAB scores 1.67:1 against white and 12.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B9CFAB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B9CFAB 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 darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 13.15, which is visibly different.

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