Acid Green (#B0BF1A)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
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Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.04:1 — vs black: 10.31:1

Color values

  • HEX #B0BF1A
  • RGB rgb(176, 191, 26)
  • HSL hsl(65, 86%, 74%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 7.85, 0, 86.39, 25.1 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B0BF1A based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Acid Green
#B0BF1A Base
#291ABF
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Acid Green
#B0BF1A Base
#BF7B1A
#5EBF1A
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Acid Green
#B0BF1A Base
#1AB0BF
#BF1AB0
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Acid Green
#B0BF1A Base
#1A5EBF
#7B1ABF
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Acid Green
#B0BF1A Base
#1ABF7B
#291ABF
#BF1A5E
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Acid Green
#B0BF1A Base
#343808
#727C11
#8F9B15
#CFE121
#D6E540
#E5EE84
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Acid Green, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#151603
#343808
#535A0C
#727C11
#919D15
Acid Green #B0BF1A Base
#D2E22C
#DCE95B
#E6EF8A
#F0F6B9
#FAFCE9
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #B0BF1A. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #B0BF1A;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #B0BF1A;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #B0BF1A;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #B0BF1A,
        #9288F6
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #B0BF1A,
        #9288F6
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$acid-green: #B0BF1A;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$acid-green-r: 176;
$acid-green-g: 191;
$acid-green-b: 26;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $acid-green;
    color: rgba($acid-green-r, $acid-green-g, $acid-green-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Acid Green appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #B0BF1A How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #BBBB1D Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #BDBD19 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #BCB4B4 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #B6B6B6 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Acid Green ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Acid Green #B0BF1A Base
Limerick #9DC209 ΔE 4.25
Android Green #A4C639 ΔE 4.99
Citron #9FA91F ΔE 6.20
Apple Green #8DB600 ΔE 6.41

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.