#B6E242

A medium, vivid green closely aligning with Yellowgreen.

About #B6E242

When working with digital screens, the color #B6E242 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Yellowgreen. Its digital footprint relies on 182 parts red, 226 parts green, and 66 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 71% yellow, and 11% black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#B6E242
RGB182, 226, 66
HSL76.5°, 73.4%, 57.3%
CMYK19%, 0%, 71%, 11%
HSV76.5°, 70.8%, 88.6%
LAB84.3, -35.8, 69.4
XYZ47.5, 64.7, 15.1
Decimal11985474

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.51:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
13.95:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.44:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
11.86:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #B6E242; }
.text-color { color: #B6E242; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #B6E242; }

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