HEX atlas value

#B4EF9F

#B4EF9F is a cool green HEX color close to Celadon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 180, 239, 159, HSL 104, 71%, 78%, has luminance 0.7394, and belongs to the pastel group.

green cool pastel

#B4EF9F Sample readable text

HEX #B4EF9F

RGB rgb(180, 239, 159)

HSL hsl(104 71% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(25, 0, 33, 6)

Luminance 0.7394

Contrast Black 15.79:1White 1.33:1

CSS

--color-b4ef9f: #B4EF9F;
.background-b4ef9f { background-color: #B4EF9F; }
.text-b4ef9f { color: #B4EF9F; }

Luminance0.7394

Black text15.79:1AA Pass

White text1.33:1AA 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":"#B4EF9F","rgb":[180,239,159],"hsl":[104,71,78],"cmyk":[25,0,33,6],"luminance":0.7394,"contrast":{"black":15.79,"white":1.33}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.79,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.33,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F1FCEE","hex":"#F1FCEE","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.9,"contrastWhite":1.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Mint","hex":"#98FF98","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.09,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#AFFB93","hex":"#AFFB93","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.04,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DCEF9F","hex":"#DCEF9F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.89,"contrastWhite":1.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pale Green","hex":"#98FB98","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.59,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","pastel","pastel green","Celadon adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b4ef9f.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mint-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#D99FEF","analogous":["#DCEF9F","#9FEFB2"],"triadic":["#9FB4EF","#EF9FB4"],"tetradic":["#9FDCEF","#D99FEF","#EFB29F"],"splitComplementary":["#B29FEF","#EF9FDC"],"monochromatic":["#F1FCEE","#B4EF9F","#77E151"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F1FCEE","dark":"#77E151","saturated":"#AFFB93","desaturated":"#BAE2AB","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#CBFFB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":22.715633383201094},{"slug":"mint-green","name":"Mint Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":31.25699921617557},{"slug":"pale-green","name":"Pale Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":31.25699921617557},{"slug":"mint","name":"Mint","hex":"#98FF98","distance":33},{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":39}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B4EF9F

#B4EF9F is classified as a cool green value with pastel visual character. #B4EF9F is visually closest to Celadon, a named green color with HEX #ACE1AF.

The RGB channels are 180, 239, and 159, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 104deg with 71% saturation and 78% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 soft UI backgrounds. Its luminance is 0.7394, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.72, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.79:1AA Pass

White text1.33:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B4EF9F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.79:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.33:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F1FCEE#000000 text · best 19.9:1#F1FCEE

Mint#000000 text · best 17.09:1#98FF98

#AFFB93#000000 text · best 17.04:1#AFFB93

#DCEF9F#000000 text · best 16.89:1#DCEF9F

Pale Green#000000 text · best 16.59:1#98FB98

Generated Palette

#B4EF9F#B4EF9F

#D99FEF#D99FEF

#DCEF9F#DCEF9F

#9FEFB2#9FEFB2

#F1FCEE#F1FCEE

#77E151#77E151

Color Harmonies

#D99FEF#D99FEF

#DCEF9F#DCEF9F

#9FEFB2#9FEFB2

#9FB4EF#9FB4EF

#EF9FB4#EF9FB4

Variants

#F1FCEE#F1FCEE

#77E151#77E151

#AFFB93#AFFB93

#BAE2AB#BAE2AB

White#FFFFFF

#CBFFB8#CBFFB8

Nearest Named Colors

Celadon#ACE1AF

Mint Green#98FB98

Pale Green#98FB98

Mint#98FF98

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

#B4EF9F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B4EF9F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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