Palettes / Colors / #B4E515

#B4E515 — Vivid Green

#B4E515 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 #B4E515 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.

#B4E515 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 #4615E5; it also sits naturally between #E5AD15 and #4DE515. 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 90% · Blue 8%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 91% · Key 10%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B4E515

.text { color: #B4E515; }
.background { background-color: #B4E515; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B4E515; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(180, 229, 21); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(74, 83%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B4E515; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(180, 229, 21, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B4E515; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(180, 229, 21, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B4E515">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B4E515">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4615E5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B4E515: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B4E515

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 #B4E515 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 #B4E515 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 #B4E515?

#B4E515 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 180, 229, 21). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B4E515?

#B4E515 is RGB 180, 229, 21 — HSL 74°, 83%, 49% — CMYK 21%, 0%, 91%, 10%.

What colors go with #B4E515?

Its complement is #4615E5; analogous partners are #E5AD15 and #4DE515. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B4E515 for text?

Black text on #B4E515 has a contrast ratio of 14.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.