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#B9E260 Color

#B9E260 is rgb(185, 226, 96) in RGB, hsl(79, 69%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 58%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is June Bud (#BDDA57), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B9E260
HEX#B9E260
RGBrgb(185, 226, 96)
HSLhsl(79, 69%, 63%)
HSVhsv(79, 58%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 58%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(85.7% 0.164 124.5)
LABlab(85.01% -28.09 57.41)
LCHlch(85.01% 63.91 116.08)

What #B9E260 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 #B9E260, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 5.26Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 8.25Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 12.67Mindaro#E3F988ΔE 14.11Booger Buster#DDE26AΔE 14.88Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 14.91

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

#B9E260 Channel Values

How #B9E260 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 226 · B 968-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 79° · S 69% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 79° · S 58% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 58% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.49:1 vs white · 14.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B9E260 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 text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B9E260 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B9E260

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B9E260; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B9E260
Complementary
#8960E2
Analogous
#E2CA60
Analogous
#77E260
Triadic
#60B9E2
Triadic
#E260B9
Split comp.
#6077E2
Split comp.
#CA60E2

Tints & Shades of #B9E260

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

#C2E675
#CCEA8B
#D5EEA0
#DFF2B6
#E8F6CB
#F2F9E1

Shades

#A9DB3D
#93C624
#79A41E
#5D7D17
#435A11
#263409

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B9E260.

How #B9E260 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#B9E260
Protanopia#DCDC60
Protanomaly#CFDE60
Deuteranopia#D6D663
Deuteranomaly#CBDB62
Tritanopia#C6D7D7
Tritanomaly#C1DBB4
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B9E260 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b9e260: #B9E260;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B9E260;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b9e260': '#B9E260' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.725, green: 0.886, blue: 0.376)
Android XML<color name="color_b9e260">#B9E260</color>
SVG fillfill="#B9E260"

More Green Colors

#B9E260 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B9E260 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B9E260?

#B9E260 is a light green — rgb(185, 226, 96) in RGB and hsl(79, 69%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is June Bud (#BDDA57), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.26.

What is the RGB value of #B9E260?

#B9E260 is rgb(185, 226, 96) — red 185, green 226, and blue 96 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B9E260?

#B9E260 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 58%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B9E260 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B9E260 scores 1.49:1 against white and 14.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B9E260 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B9E260 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 12.67, which is visibly different.

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