HEX atlas value

#B4DD9D

#B4DD9D is a cool green HEX color close to Celadon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 180, 221, 157, HSL 98, 48%, 74%, has luminance 0.6385, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#B4DD9D Sample readable text

HEX #B4DD9D

RGB rgb(180, 221, 157)

HSL hsl(98 48% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(19, 0, 29, 13)

Luminance 0.6385

Contrast Black 13.77:1White 1.53:1

CSS

--color-b4dd9d: #B4DD9D;
.background-b4dd9d { background-color: #B4DD9D; }
.text-b4dd9d { color: #B4DD9D; }

Luminance0.6385

Black text13.77:1AA Pass

White text1.53:1AA 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

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#B4DD9D","rgb":[180,221,157],"hsl":[98,48,74],"cmyk":[19,0,29,13],"luminance":0.6385,"contrast":{"black":13.77,"white":1.53}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.77,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.53,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E8F4E1","hex":"#E8F4E1","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.46,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#B0EB8E","hex":"#B0EB8E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.12,"contrastWhite":1.39,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.81,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D4DD9D","hex":"#D4DD9D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.63,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.14,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Celadon adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b4dd9d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lichen.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/laurel-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#C59DDD","analogous":["#D4DD9D","#9DDDA5"],"triadic":["#9DB4DD","#DD9DB4"],"tetradic":["#9DD4DD","#C59DDD","#DDA59D"],"splitComplementary":["#A59DDD","#DD9DD4"],"monochromatic":["#E8F4E1","#B4DD9D","#80C559"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E8F4E1","dark":"#80C559","saturated":"#B0EB8E","desaturated":"#B8CEAB","pastel":"#FCFDFC","neon":"#C5FFA3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":20.09975124224178},{"slug":"lichen","name":"Lichen","hex":"#9BC4A2","distance":35.70714214271425},{"slug":"laurel-green","name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","distance":36.68787265568828},{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":37.49666651850535},{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":38.48376280978771}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B4DD9D

#B4DD9D is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #B4DD9D is visually closest to Celadon, a named green color with HEX #ACE1AF.

The RGB channels are 180, 221, and 157, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 98deg with 48% saturation and 74% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and botanical and wellness palettes. Its luminance is 0.6385, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.10, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.77:1AA Pass

White text1.53:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B4DD9D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.77:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.53:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E8F4E1#000000 text · best 18.46:1#E8F4E1

#B0EB8E#000000 text · best 15.12:1#B0EB8E

Pastel Green#000000 text · best 14.81:1#C1E1C1

#D4DD9D#000000 text · best 14.63:1#D4DD9D

Celadon#000000 text · best 14.14:1#ACE1AF

Generated Palette

#B4DD9D#B4DD9D

#C59DDD#C59DDD

#D4DD9D#D4DD9D

#9DDDA5#9DDDA5

#E8F4E1#E8F4E1

#80C559#80C559

Color Harmonies

#C59DDD#C59DDD

#D4DD9D#D4DD9D

#9DDDA5#9DDDA5

#9DB4DD#9DB4DD

#DD9DB4#DD9DB4

Variants

#E8F4E1#E8F4E1

#80C559#80C559

#B0EB8E#B0EB8E

#B8CEAB#B8CEAB

#FCFDFC#FCFDFC

#C5FFA3#C5FFA3

Nearest Named Colors

Celadon#ACE1AF

Lichen#9BC4A2

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

Pumice#BAC0B4

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

#B4DD9D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B4DD9D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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