Palettes / Colors / #B4E090

#B4E090 — Light Green

#B4E090 is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color LightGreen (#90EE90). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightgreen (#90EE90) — not an exact match. CSS lightgreen gives you #90EE90, a different color; use #B4E090 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.

#B4E090 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BC90E0; it also sits naturally between #DCE090 and #90E094. 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 71% · Green 88% · Blue 56%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 36% · Key 12%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B4E090

.text { color: #B4E090; }
.background { background-color: #B4E090; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B4E090; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(180, 224, 144); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(93, 56%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B4E090; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(180, 224, 144, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B4E090; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(180, 224, 144, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B4E090">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B4E090">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BC90E0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B4E090: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B4E090

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 #B4E090 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 #B4E090 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

← #B4E08F  ·  #B4E091 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B4E090?

#B4E090 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 180, 224, 144). Its closest standard named color is LightGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B4E090?

#B4E090 is RGB 180, 224, 144 — HSL 93°, 56%, 72% — CMYK 20%, 0%, 36%, 12%.

What colors go with #B4E090?

Its complement is #BC90E0; analogous partners are #DCE090 and #90E094. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B4E090 for text?

Black text on #B4E090 has a contrast ratio of 14.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.