#B4E17E#B4E17E
#B4E17E is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.651; OKLCH L 85.6% C 0.136 H 128.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4E17E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 225, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(87, 62%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(87, 44%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20%, 0%, 44%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.51, -30.94, 43.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.51, 53.48, 125.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.57% -0.0855 0.1058) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.57% 0.136 128.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.5130, 65.0593, 29.6837) |
| Luminance | 0.6506 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 3.82
Pistachio (survey)
#C0FA8B
ΔE00 5.41
Celery
#C1FD95
ΔE00 6.06
Light Moss Green
#A6C875
ΔE00 6.10
Tea Green
#BDF8A3
ΔE00 6.28
Light Grey Green
#B7E1A1
ΔE00 6.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4E17E #AB7EE1
analogous
#E1DD7E #B4E17E #83E17E
triadic
#B4E17E #7EB4E1 #E17EB4
tetradic
#B4E17E #7EE1DD #AB7EE1 #E17E83
square
#B4E17E #7EE1DD #AB7EE1 #E17E83
split-complementary
#B4E17E #7E83E1 #DD7EE1
monochromatic
#79B92B #97D54C #B4E17E #D1EDB0 #EEF8E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#B4E17E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.01
#B4E17E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B4E17E
14.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4E17E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4E17E | 1.00 | 1.50 | 14.01 | 14.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EAD576
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E3D284
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B8D9C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4e17e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 225, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.6% 0.136 128.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cceaa5',
500: '#b4e17e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4e17e; $custom-light: #cceaa5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4e17e",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 225,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 87.273,
"s": 62.264,
"l": 68.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85574,
"c": 0.13601,
"h": 128.9
},
"luminance": 0.6506
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4E17E
secondary
#7D4BB8
accent
#1BCA6B
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FBFDF6
border
#D4D5D0
text
#13160F
muted
#838480