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#b0eb00

a balanced, electric green · warm · closest name: Green Yellow

RGB
176, 235, 0
HSL
75°, 100%, 46%
CMYK
25, 0, 100, 8
Luminance
0.6865

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #b0eb00 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#b0eb00
Hue
75°
green
Saturation
100%
electric
Lightness
46%
balanced
Brightness
92%
HSV value
Perceived
80%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6865
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
38/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
14.73:1
Closest name
Green Yellow
ΔE2000 4.9
Where it sits
Hue75° of 360°
Saturation100%
Lightness46%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool38% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#b0eb00
RGBrgb(176, 235, 0)
HSLhsl(75, 100%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 100%, 8%)
LABlab(86.3 -44.0 84.0)
LCHlch(86.3 94.8 117.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.867 0.220 125.8)
Decimal11594496
Display P3color(display-p3 0.690 0.922 0.000)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #b0eb00;
background-color: #b0eb00;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#b0eb00] bg-[#b0eb00]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #b0eb00;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.690, green: 0.922, blue: 0.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#b0eb00")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFB0EB00)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(0, 235, 176)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #b0eb00 · 14.73:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.43:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 14.73:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #b0eb00 as text scores 1.43:1 on white and 14.73:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#b0eb00 on white: 1.43:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#b0eb00 on black: 14.73:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #F8DA00
deuteranopia · #F0D731
tritanopia · #B8DFC8

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #b0eb00 is pinned to step 600; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FAFEF1
#F6FCE3
#EDFCC0
#E3FF8F
#D5FF57
#C7FF1F
#b0eb00
#99CC00
#7AA300
#597605
#384903
Base = 600Lightest = 50 · #FAFEF1Darkest = 950 · #384903
:root {
  --brand-50: #FAFEF1;
  --brand-100: #F6FCE3;
  --brand-200: #EDFCC0;
  --brand-300: #E3FF8F;
  --brand-400: #D5FF57;
  --brand-500: #C7FF1F;
  --brand-600: #b0eb00;
  --brand-700: #99CC00;
  --brand-800: #7AA300;
  --brand-900: #597605;
  --brand-950: #384903;
  --brand: #b0eb00;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #b0eb00

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F9FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#E1EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#879B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#0000EB
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#5F8000
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F9FFE5
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#202414
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #b0eb00

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#3B00EB
Analogous left#EBB100
Analogous right#3AEB00
Split-complement 1#003AEB
Split-complement 2#B100EB
Triadic 1#00B0EB
Triadic 2#EB00B0
Tetradic#00EBB1

RGB percentages

Red69.0%
Green92.2%
Blue0.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan25.1%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow100.0%
Key (black)7.8%

Color previews

#b0eb00 text on a black background

contrast 14.73:1

Card sample

#b0eb00 text on a white background

contrast 1.43:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #b0eb00;
Background color
Panel with #b0eb00 background
background-color: #b0eb00;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #b0eb00;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(176, 235, 0, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(176, 235, 0, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #b0eb00;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b0eb00, #13EB00);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #b0eb00

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#b0eb00 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#b0eb00, answered

What color is #b0eb00?

#b0eb00 is a balanced electric green, closest to Green Yellow (ΔE2000 4.9). It sits at 75° on the hue wheel with 100% saturation and 46% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #b0eb00?

rgb(176, 235, 0) — 176 red, 235 green and 0 blue out of 255, or 69% / 92.2% / 0% by channel.

Is #b0eb00 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6865 and perceived brightness is 80%, so black text on it reaches 14.73:1.

Should I use black or white text on #b0eb00?

Black. It scores 14.73:1 against #b0eb00, versus 1.43:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #b0eb00?

#3B00EB sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #003AEB and #B100EB, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #b0eb00?

For interface work: #F9FAF4 as the surface, #E1EDC0 for borders, #879B4B for secondary text, #0000EB as an accent and #5F8000 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #EBB100 and #3AEB00 stays calm, while #3B00EB is the loudest partner.

What is #b0eb00 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(25%, 0%, 100%, 8%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #b0eb00 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 38 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #EBD000; nudged cooler, #5AEB00.

Work with #b0eb00 in the Color Lab