Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #b4d842, its pure hue is 74.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 65.8%, and its lightness is 55.3%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #b4d842, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #171b08 to #9ebd3a.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #b4d842. In RGB, it consists of 70.6% Red, 84.7% Green, and 25.9% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 16.7% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 69.4% Yellow, and 15.3% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 74.4°, with saturation of 65.8% and lightness of 55.3%. The decimal value for #b4d842 is 11851842, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cccc33. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #b4d842 is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
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Tints of #b4d842
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #b4d842, its pure hue is 74.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 65.8%, and its lightness is 55.3%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #b4d842, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #bddd5a to #f6fae7.
Tones of #b4d842
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #b4d842, its pure hue is 74.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 65.8%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #b4d842, which range from #8d8d8d (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #c8ff1b (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #b4d842
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #b4d842! For #b4d842, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #b4d842. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #b4d842
This color, #b4d842, consists of 70.6% Red, 84.7% Green, and 25.9% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 180, Green = 216, Blue = 66. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #b4d842 is 16.7% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 69.4% Yellow, and 15.3% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
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Decimal | 180 | 216 | 66 |
Octal | 264 | 330 | 102 |
Hexa | #b4 | #d8 | #42 |
Binary | 10110100 | 11011000 | 01000010 |
Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
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Decimal | 16 | 0 | 69 | 15 |
Octal | 20 | 0 | 105 | 17 |
Hexa | #10 | #00 | #45 | #0f |
Binary | 00010000 | 00000000 | 01000101 | 00001111 |
Analogous Colors of #b4d842
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #b4d842 — which has hue 74.4° — its analogous colors are located at 44.4° and 104.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b4d842.
Triadic Colors of #b4d842
Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #b4d842 — which has hue 74.4° — its triadic colors are located at 74.4° and 314.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b4d842.
Complementary Color of #b4d842
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #b4d842 — which has hue 74.4° — its complementary color is located at 254.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b4d842.
Split Complementary Colors of #b4d842
Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #b4d842 — which has hue 74.4° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 74.4° and 284.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b4d842.
Tetradic Colors of #b4d842
Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #b4d842 — which has hue 74.4° — its tetradic colors are located at 344.4°, 74.4°, 164.4°, and 254.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b4d842.
Monochromatic Colors of #b4d842
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #b4d842, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #697d2b — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #dff597 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #b4d842
We want to make getting started with #b4d842 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #b4d842 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #b4d842 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span>
and <div>
tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #b4d842 with other HTML elements.
#b4d842 Foreground / Text Color
<span style="color: #b4d842;">The color of this text is #b4d842.</span>
#b4d842 Background Color
<div style="background-color: #b4d842; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #b4d842.</div>
#b4d842 Text Shadow Color
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #b4d842;">This color for the shadow of this text is #b4d842.</span>
#b4d842 Border Color
<div style="border: #b4d842 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #b4d842.</div>
#b4d842 Color Rectangle on a White Background
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b4d842; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b4d842 on a white background.</div></div>
#b4d842 Color Rectangle on a Black Background
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b4d842; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b4d842 on a black background.</div></div>
Gradient from #b4d842 to White
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b4d842,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b4d842,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b4d842,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b4d842,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b4d842 to white.</div>
Gradient from #b4d842 to Black
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b4d842,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b4d842,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b4d842,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b4d842,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b4d842 to black.</div>
Coding & Programming with #b4d842
In addition to using #b4d842 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #b4d842 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #b4d842, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 180, Green = 216, Blue = 66). If you need details about the color coordinates of #b4d842 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.
Language | Environment | Code Snippet |
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HTML + CSS (Hex Code) | Web | #b4d842 |
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(180, 216, 66) |
CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #b4d842; } |
CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #b4d842; } |
CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #b4d842; } |
Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(180, 216, 66); |
Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#b4d842") |
Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:180, green:216, blue:66, alpha:1.0000) |
Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:180 green:216 blue:66 alpha:1.0000]; |
OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(180f, 216f, 66f); |
C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(180, 216, 66); |
#b4d842 Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #b4d842 the same way. For those with color blindness, #b4d842 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #b4d842 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #b4d842 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #b4d842 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #b4d842 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!
Trichromacy
Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women
Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women
Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000
Dichromacy
Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000
Not Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #b4d842 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.6:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.