#B9D917 Color

#B9D917 is rgb(185, 217, 23) in RGB, hsl(70, 81%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 0%, 89%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bitter Lemon (#CAE00D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B9D917

HEX#B9D917

RGBrgb(185, 217, 23)

HSLhsl(70, 81%, 47%)

HSVhsv(70, 89%, 85%)

CMYKcmyk(15%, 0%, 89%, 15%)

OKLCHoklch(83.3% 0.194 120)

LABlab(82.16% -26.82 77.27)

LCHlch(82.16% 81.79 109.14)

What #B9D917 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 #B9D917, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Bitter Lemon#CAE00DΔE 6.38 Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 6.71 Pear#D1E231ΔE 7.59 Limerick#9DC209ΔE 10.29 Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 13.31 Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 14

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#B9D917 Channel Values

How #B9D917 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 185 · G 217 · B 23	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 70° · S 81% · L 47%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 70° · S 89% · V 85%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 15% · M 0% · Y 89% · K 15%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.62:1 vs white · 13:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B9D917 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 text1.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B9D917

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B9D917; 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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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #B9D917

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B9D917.

How #B9D917 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#B9D917

Protanopia#D4D419

Protanomaly#CAD618

Deuteranopia#CFCF20

Deuteranomaly#C7D31D

Tritanopia#C7CDCD

Tritanomaly#C2D2A3

Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

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Using #B9D917 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b9d917: #B9D917;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B9D917;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b9d917': '#B9D917' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.725, green: 0.851, blue: 0.090)

Android XML<color name="color_b9d917">#B9D917</color>

SVG fillfill="#B9D917"

More Green Colors

#B9D917 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#B9D917 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B9D917?

#B9D917 is a mid-tone green — rgb(185, 217, 23) in RGB and hsl(70, 81%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bitter Lemon (#CAE00D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.38.

What is the RGB value of #B9D917?

#B9D917 is rgb(185, 217, 23) — red 185, green 217, and blue 23 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B9D917?

#B9D917 converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 0%, 89%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B9D917 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B9D917 scores 1.62:1 against white and 13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B9D917 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B9D917 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 14.28, which is visibly different.

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