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#b2fd1d

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

RGB
178, 253, 29
HSL
80°, 98%, 55%
CMYK
30, 0, 89, 1
Luminance
0.7980

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #b2fd1d is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#b2fd1d
Hue
80°
green
Saturation
98%
electric
Lightness
55%
balanced
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
85%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.7980
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
42/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
16.96:1
Closest name
Green Yellow
ΔE2000 1.4
Where it sits
Hue80° of 360°
Saturation98%
Lightness55%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool42% 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#b2fd1d
RGBrgb(178, 253, 29)
HSLhsl(80, 98%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 0%, 89%, 1%)
LABlab(91.6 -50.4 85.2)
LCHlch(91.6 99.0 120.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.911 0.234 128.4)
Decimal11730205
Display P3color(display-p3 0.698 0.992 0.114)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #b2fd1d;
background-color: #b2fd1d;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#b2fd1d] bg-[#b2fd1d]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #b2fd1d;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.698, green: 0.992, blue: 0.114)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#b2fd1d")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFB2FD1D)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(29, 253, 178)

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 #b2fd1d · 16.96:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.24:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 16.96:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #b2fd1d as text scores 1.24:1 on white and 16.96:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#b2fd1d on white: 1.24:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#b2fd1d on black: 16.96:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FFEA00
deuteranopia · #FFE53E
tritanopia · #B8F1D8

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #b2fd1d is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F9FDF1
#F4FCE3
#E7FBC1
#D9FE90
#C6FD58
#b2fd1d
#A2F302
#87CA02
#6CA201
#4F7406
#324904
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #F9FDF1Darkest = 950 · #324904
:root {
  --brand-50: #F9FDF1;
  --brand-100: #F4FCE3;
  --brand-200: #E7FBC1;
  --brand-300: #D9FE90;
  --brand-400: #C6FD58;
  --brand-500: #b2fd1d;
  --brand-600: #A2F302;
  --brand-700: #87CA02;
  --brand-800: #6CA201;
  --brand-900: #4F7406;
  --brand-950: #324904;
  --brand: #b2fd1d;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #b2fd1d

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#F8FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#DEEDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#809B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#2E1BFF
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#547E01
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F6FFE6
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#1F2414
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 #b2fd1d

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#681DFD
Analogous left#FDD81D
Analogous right#42FD1D
Split-complement 1#1D42FD
Split-complement 2#D81DFD
Triadic 1#1DB2FD
Triadic 2#FD1DB2
Tetradic#1DFDD8

RGB percentages

Red69.8%
Green99.2%
Blue11.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan29.6%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow88.5%
Key (black)0.8%

Color previews

#b2fd1d text on a black background

contrast 16.96:1

Card sample

#b2fd1d text on a white background

contrast 1.24:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #b2fd1d;
Background color
Panel with #b2fd1d background
background-color: #b2fd1d;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #b2fd1d;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(178, 253, 29, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(178, 253, 29, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #b2fd1d;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2fd1d, #1DFD1D);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #b2fd1d

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.

#b2fd1d 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.

#b2fd1d, answered

What color is #b2fd1d?

#b2fd1d is a balanced electric green, closest to Green Yellow (ΔE2000 1.4). It sits at 80° on the hue wheel with 98% saturation and 55% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #b2fd1d?

rgb(178, 253, 29) — 178 red, 253 green and 29 blue out of 255, or 69.8% / 99.2% / 11.4% by channel.

Is #b2fd1d a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.7980 and perceived brightness is 85%, so black text on it reaches 16.96:1.

Should I use black or white text on #b2fd1d?

Black. It scores 16.96:1 against #b2fd1d, versus 1.24:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #b2fd1d?

#681DFD sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #1D42FD and #D81DFD, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #b2fd1d?

For interface work: #F8FAF4 as the surface, #DEEDC0 for borders, #809B4B for secondary text, #2E1BFF as an accent and #547E01 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FDD81D and #42FD1D stays calm, while #681DFD is the loudest partner.

What is #b2fd1d in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(30%, 0%, 89%, 1%). 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 #b2fd1d warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 42 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FDF61D; nudged cooler, #5FFF1B.

Work with #b2fd1d in the Color Lab