HEX atlas value

#B8DE5E

#B8DE5E is a cool green HEX color close to Dark Khaki. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 184, 222, 94, HSL 78, 66%, 62%, has luminance 0.6324, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#B8DE5E Sample readable text

HEX #B8DE5E

RGB rgb(184, 222, 94)

HSL hsl(78 66% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(17, 0, 58, 13)

Luminance 0.6324

Contrast Black 13.65:1White 1.54:1

CSS

--color-b8de5e: #B8DE5E;
.background-b8de5e { background-color: #B8DE5E; }
.text-b8de5e { color: #B8DE5E; }

Luminance0.6324

Black text13.65:1AA Pass

White text1.54:1AA 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":"#B8DE5E","rgb":[184,222,94],"hsl":[78,66,62],"cmyk":[17,0,58,13],"luminance":0.6324,"contrast":{"black":13.65,"white":1.54}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.65,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.54,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D9EEAA","hex":"#D9EEAA","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.76,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C0F349","hex":"#C0F349","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.16,"contrastWhite":1.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.45,"contrastWhite":1.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#78DE5E","hex":"#78DE5E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.41,"contrastWhite":1.69,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#DEC45E","hex":"#DEC45E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.16,"contrastWhite":1.73,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Dark Khaki 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/b8de5e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bamboo.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/straw.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#855EDE","analogous":["#DEC45E","#78DE5E"],"triadic":["#5EB8DE","#DE5EB8"],"tetradic":["#5EDEC4","#855EDE","#DE5E78"],"splitComplementary":["#5E78DE","#C45EDE"],"monochromatic":["#D9EEAA","#B8DE5E","#8EBA26"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D9EEAA","dark":"#8EBA26","saturated":"#C0F349","desaturated":"#AFC973","pastel":"#E5EFCD","neon":"#D1FF66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":41.41255848169731},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":46.49731175025068},{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":47.43416490252569},{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":48.92851929090027},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":51.28352561983234}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B8DE5E

#B8DE5E is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #B8DE5E is visually closest to Dark Khaki, a named yellow color with HEX #BDB76B.

The RGB channels are 184, 222, and 94, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 78deg with 66% saturation and 62% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness 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 0.6324, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 41.41, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.65:1AA Pass

White text1.54:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B8DE5E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.65:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.54:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D9EEAA#000000 text · best 16.76:1#D9EEAA

#C0F349#000000 text · best 16.16:1#C0F349

Straw#000000 text · best 14.45:1#E4D96F

#78DE5E#000000 text · best 12.41:1#78DE5E

#DEC45E#000000 text · best 12.16:1#DEC45E

Generated Palette

#B8DE5E#B8DE5E

#855EDE#855EDE

#DEC45E#DEC45E

#78DE5E#78DE5E

#D9EEAA#D9EEAA

#8EBA26#8EBA26

Color Harmonies

#855EDE#855EDE

#DEC45E#DEC45E

#78DE5E#78DE5E

#5EB8DE#5EB8DE

#DE5EB8#DE5EB8

Variants

#D9EEAA#D9EEAA

#8EBA26#8EBA26

#C0F349#C0F349

#AFC973#AFC973

#E5EFCD#E5EFCD

#D1FF66#D1FF66

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

Bamboo#C7B56E

Straw#E4D96F

Pistachio#93C572

Champagne Gold#D6B971

#B8DE5E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B8DE5E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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