Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Acid Green

Acid Green is a vibrant yellow color with HEX #B0BF1A. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 176, 191, 26, HSL 65, 76%, 43%, warm temperature, and is useful for neon accents, event graphics, and high energy digital design.

#B0BF1A yellow warm vibrant
HEX #B0BF1A
RGB rgb(176, 191, 26)
HSL hsl(65 76% 43%)
CMYK cmyk(8, 0, 86, 25)
Luminance 0.4657
Contrast Black 10.31:1White 2.04:1

CSS Utilities

--color-acid-green: #B0BF1A;
.bg-acid-green { background-color: #B0BF1A; }
.text-acid-green { color: #B0BF1A; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.4657
Black text10.31:1AA Pass
White text2.04:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{
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    191,
    26
  ],
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    76,
    43
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    0,
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  ],
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  "contrast": {
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  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#281AC1",
  "analogous": [
    "#C17C1A",
    "#60C11A"
  ],
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    "#C11AB3"
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    "#1AC17C",
    "#281AC1",
    "#C11A60"
  ],
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    "#7C1AC1"
  ],
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    "#DBE750",
    "#B0BF1A",
    "#68700F"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#DBE750",
  "dark": "#68700F",
  "saturated": "#C7D902",
  "desaturated": "#9FA932",
  "pastel": "#D7DF7C",
  "neon": "#EAFF05"
}
Pairings
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    "#281AC1",
    "#C17C1A",
    "#60C11A"
  ],
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    "#DBE750"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#DBE750",
    "#9FA932"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
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  ],
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    "/colors/by-tone/vibrant"
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    ]
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}
Full JSON dataset 
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  "name": "Acid Green",
  "hex": "#B0BF1A",
  "uses": [
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    "event graphics",
    "high-energy digital design"
  ],
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      "energy",
      "visibility",
      "motion"
    ],
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      "gaming",
      "music events",
      "sportswear",
      "nightlife"
    ],
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    ]
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  },
  "family": "yellow",
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  ],
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      "#DBE750"
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      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
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}
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Color meaning and use

About Acid Green Color

Acid Green sits in the yellow family with warm temperature and vibrant visual character. Acid Green is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include energy, visibility, and motion, which makes it relevant for gaming and music events. In design work, Acid Green is most useful for neon accents, event graphics, and high-energy digital design, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Yellow color familyBrowse named yellow colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Vibrant colorsFind colors with vibrant visual character.Acid Green accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #B0BF1A.Acid Green CSS utilitiesUse Acid Green in CSS variables and utility classes.#B0BF1A HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Acid Green paletteOpen the generated palette based on Acid Green.Acid Green harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Acid Green against black and white text.

Black text10.31:1AA Pass
White text2.04:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
AAA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Peridot#B4C424
Yellow Green#9ACD32
Old Gold#CFB53B
Brass#B5A642
Brushed Brass#B5A642

Color Harmonies

#281AC1#281AC1
#C17C1A#C17C1A
#60C11A#60C11A
#1AB3C1#1AB3C1
#C11AB3#C11AB3
Open full Acid Green harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#DBE750#DBE750
#68700F#68700F
#C7D902#C7D902
#9FA932#9FA932
#D7DF7C#D7DF7C
#EAFF05#EAFF05

Pairings

Black#000000
#281AC1#281AC1
#C17C1A#C17C1A
#60C11A#60C11A
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5