Palettes / Colors / #B1DF4E

#B1DF4E — Green

#B1DF4E is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: yellowgreen (#9ACD32) — not an exact match. CSS yellowgreen gives you #9ACD32, a different color; use #B1DF4E when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#B1DF4E 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 #7C4EDF; it also sits naturally between #DFC44E and #69DF4E. 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 69% · Green 87% · Blue 31%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 65% · Key 13%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #B1DF4E

.text { color: #B1DF4E; }
.background { background-color: #B1DF4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B1DF4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(177, 223, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(79, 69%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B1DF4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(177, 223, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B1DF4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(177, 223, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B1DF4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B1DF4E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7C4EDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B1DF4E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B1DF4E

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #B1DF4E 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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #B1DF4E rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #B1DF4E?

#B1DF4E is Green, a green color (RGB 177, 223, 78). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B1DF4E?

#B1DF4E is RGB 177, 223, 78 — HSL 79°, 69%, 59% — CMYK 21%, 0%, 65%, 13%.

What colors go with #B1DF4E?

Its complement is #7C4EDF; analogous partners are #DFC44E and #69DF4E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B1DF4E for text?

Black text on #B1DF4E has a contrast ratio of 13.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.