Palettes / Colors / #78BD1F

#78BD1F — Green

#78BD1F is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the green family.

#78BD1F is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #631FBD; it also sits naturally between #BDB21F and #29BD1F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 47% · Green 74% · Blue 12%

Cyan 37% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 84% · Key 26%

Previews

CSS code for #78BD1F

.text { color: #78BD1F; }
.background { background-color: #78BD1F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #78BD1F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(120, 189, 31); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(86, 72%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #78BD1F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(120, 189, 31, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #78BD1F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(120, 189, 31, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#78BD1F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#78BD1F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #78BD1F

Tints of #78BD1F

Tones of #78BD1F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #631FBD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #78BD1F: #000000.

How #78BD1F looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #78BD1F or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #78BD1E  ·  #78BD20 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #78BD1F?

#78BD1F is Green, a green color (RGB 120, 189, 31). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #78BD1F?

#78BD1F is RGB 120, 189, 31 — HSL 86°, 72%, 43% — CMYK 37%, 0%, 84%, 26%.

What colors go with #78BD1F?

Its complement is #631FBD; analogous partners are #BDB21F and #29BD1F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #78BD1F for text?

Black text on #78BD1F has a contrast ratio of 9.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.31:1.