Palettes / Colors / #B8DF4E

#B8DF4E — Green

#B8DF4E 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 #B8DF4E 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.

#B8DF4E 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 #754EDF; it also sits naturally between #DFBD4E and #70DF4E. 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 72% · Green 87% · Blue 31%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 65% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B8DF4E

.text { color: #B8DF4E; }
.background { background-color: #B8DF4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B8DF4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(184, 223, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(76, 69%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B8DF4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(184, 223, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B8DF4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(184, 223, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B8DF4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B8DF4E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #754EDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B8DF4E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B8DF4E

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 #B8DF4E 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 #B8DF4E 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 #B8DF4E?

#B8DF4E is Green, a green color (RGB 184, 223, 78). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B8DF4E?

#B8DF4E is RGB 184, 223, 78 — HSL 76°, 69%, 59% — CMYK 17%, 0%, 65%, 13%.

What colors go with #B8DF4E?

Its complement is #754EDF; analogous partners are #DFBD4E and #70DF4E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B8DF4E for text?

Black text on #B8DF4E has a contrast ratio of 13.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.