What color is #B5DF66?

#B5DF66 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Last of Lettuce. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5DF66?

The RGB value is 181, 223, 102: 181 red, 223 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5DF66?

The complementary color is #9066DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5DF66?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.71:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5DF66 color

#B5DF66 rgb(181, 223, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #B5DF66 is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 87.5% green and 40% blue (181, 223, 102).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 65% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Last of Lettuce (#AADD66), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.71:1).

#B5DF66 color codes

HEX	`#B5DF66`
RGB	`rgb(181, 223, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 87.5%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 65%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 54%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 54%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.74, -32.16, 54.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.74, 62.88, 120.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.842, 63.558, 22.315)`
Decimal	`11919206`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5DF66, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B5DF66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5DF66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B5DF66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5df66; }
.text { color: #b5df66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5df66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 223 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5df66, #79df66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

Questions

What color is #B5DF66?: #B5DF66 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Last of Lettuce. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5DF66?: The RGB value is 181, 223, 102: 181 red, 223 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5DF66?: The complementary color is #9066DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5DF66?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.71:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.