Palettes / Colors / #B4E015
#B4E015 — Vivid Green
#B4E015 is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color GreenYellow (#ADFF2F). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: greenyellow (#ADFF2F) — not an exact match. CSS greenyellow gives you #ADFF2F, a different color; use #B4E015 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.
#B4E015 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 #4115E0; it also sits naturally between #E0A615 and #4EE015. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #B4E015 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 180, 224, 21 |
| HSL | 73°, 83%, 48% |
| HSV | 73°, 91%, 88% |
| CMYK | 20%, 0%, 91%, 12% |
| XYZ | 45.61, 63.07, 10.48 |
| Yxy | 63.07, 0.3828, 0.5293 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.48, -37.33, 79.86 |
| Hunter Lab | 79.42, -32.72, 45.12 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 71% · Green 88% · Blue 8%
Cyan 20% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 91% · Key 12%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #B4E015
.text { color: #B4E015; }
.background { background-color: #B4E015; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B4E015; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(180, 224, 21); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(73, 83%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B4E015; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(180, 224, 21, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B4E015; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(180, 224, 21, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#B4E015">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B4E015">Div content here</div>
Shades of #B4E015
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #4115E0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.54:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.61:1 AAA |
Best text color on #B4E015: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B4E015
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #B4E015: ·
How #B4E015 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 #B4E015 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #B4E015?
#B4E015 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 180, 224, 21). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.
What is the RGB and HSL of #B4E015?
#B4E015 is RGB 180, 224, 21 — HSL 73°, 83%, 48% — CMYK 20%, 0%, 91%, 12%.
What colors go with #B4E015?
Its complement is #4115E0; analogous partners are #E0A615 and #4EE015. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #B4E015 for text?
Black text on #B4E015 has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.