greenneutralCC0 survey name

Pastel Green #B0FF9D

Pastel Green is a light, vivid neutral color (#B0FF9D; HSL 108° 100% 81%). Name from the public-domain xkcd color survey (CC0), where it was contributed as “pastel green”.

Use cases: Success states · Nature brands

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Families: Greens

Color values

FormatValue
HEX#B0FF9D
RGBrgb(176, 255, 157)
HSLhsl(108, 100%, 81%)
HSVhsv(108, 38%, 100%)
OKLCHoklch(92.59% 0.15 139.6)
OKLaboklab(92.59% -0.1145 0.0973)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 0%, 38.4%, 0%)
XYZxyz(59.7483, 83.182, 44.7994)
CIE-LABlab(93.1, -41.9, 39.3)
CIE-LCHlch(93.1, 57.5, 136.8°)
Luminance0.832 (WCAG relative)
/* Pastel Green */ --pastel-green: #b0ff9d; color: #b0ff9d; background-color: #b0ff9d;

Source: xkcd color survey name (public domain, CC0). CSS keyword: pastelgreen.

Shade scale

Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →

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Shades (toward black)

#9de28c #8ac67c #78ab6b #66915c #55774c #455e3e #34472f #253022 #161c15 #000000

Tints (toward white)

#b9ffa7 #c2ffb1 #caffbb #d2ffc4 #daffce #e2ffd8 #e9ffe2 #f1ffeb #f8fff5 #ffffff

Tones (toward gray)

#b7fda5 #befbad #c4fab5 #caf8bd #d0f6c5 #d6f4cc #dbf2d4 #e1f0dc #e6ede3 #ebebeb

Color harmonies

Complementary

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#B0FF9D
#EC9DFF
#b0ff9d #ec9dff

Analogous

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#E1FF9D
#B0FF9D
#9DFFBB
#e1ff9d #b0ff9d #9dffbb

Triadic

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#B0FF9D
#9DB0FF
#FF9DB0
#b0ff9d #9db0ff #ff9db0

Tetradic

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#B0FF9D
#9DE1FF
#EC9DFF
#FFBB9D
#b0ff9d #9de1ff #ec9dff #ffbb9d

Square

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#B0FF9D
#9DE1FF
#EC9DFF
#FFBB9D
#b0ff9d #9de1ff #ec9dff #ffbb9d

Split Complementary

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#B0FF9D
#BB9DFF
#FF9DE1
#b0ff9d #bb9dff #ff9de1

Monochromatic

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#4DFF23
#7FFF60
#B0FF9D
#E1FFDA
#E6FFE0
#4dff23 #7fff60 #b0ff9d #e1ffda #e6ffe0

Accessibility & contrast

1.19
#B0FF9D on #FFFFFF
AA text ✗AA large ✗AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✗
17.64
#B0FF9D on #000000
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✓UI 3:1 ✓

Best text on pastel green

17.64
#000000 text

WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1. Open the contrast checker →

Color blindness preview

Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.

Normal vision
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFF096
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F9E8A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ABF9E7

Closest named colors

Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀) across the full color database.

ColorNameΔE₀₀
Palegreen #98FB982.84
Tea Green #BDF8A33.03
Celery #C1FD953.30
Mint Green #8FFF9F4.15
Baby Green #8CFF9E4.39
Light Green #96F97B4.48

Colors that go with pastel green

Top matches by hue harmony, contrast and saturation compatibility.

Navy Green #35530A
7.4:1
Analogous hue (Δh ≈24°) — neighbors on the color wheel
Camouflage Green #4B6113
5.8:1
Analogous hue (Δh ≈31°) — neighbors on the color wheel
Burgundy #800020
9.1:1
Triadic harmony (Δh ≈123°) — balanced three-way contrast
Dark Indigo #1F0954
14.4:1
Split-complementary angle (Δh ≈149°) — strong but softer than direct complement
Dark Violet #34013F
14.4:1
Complementary hue (Δh ≈179°) — maximum hue contrast

Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.