Color brief · Lime
#B2F35E (#B2F35E) — practical notes
#B2F35E (#b2f35e) sits in the lime family at about 86° hue, 86% saturation, and 66% lightness. Contrast is 1.32:1 on white and 15.87:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: lime-300 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).
- supporting UI accents
- text or icons on charcoal / dark mode
Do not use #b2f35e as small body text on white — 1.32:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.
Specs & accessibility references: W3C WCAG 2.1 contrast minimum · MDN CSS color values · CSS Color Module Level 4 · WebAIM contrast guide.
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THE ORIGINAL SWATCH#B2F35E
100% opacity · sRGB
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#B2F35E
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HEX
#B2F35ERGB
rgb(178, 243, 94)HSL
hsl(86, 86%, 66%)PUT IT INTO PRACTICE
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Selected text: #B2F35ECONTRAST RATIO1.32:1
- AA · normal text
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- AA · large text
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- AAA · normal text
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Normal text: AA 4.5:1, AAA 7:1. Large text: AA 3:1 (24px regular or about 19px bold).
Against white1.32:1
Against black15.87:1
Results use the exact pair, at full opacity. WCAG contrast guidance ↗
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Color codes
HEX
#b2f35e
RGB
rgb(178, 243, 94)
HSL
hsl(86, 86%, 66%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.8914 0.1901 129.56)
CMYK
cmyk(27%, 0%, 61%, 5%)
CSS variable
--color-b2f35e: #b2f35e;
CMYK is an approximate reference; print output depends on the color profile. HSV and CMYK are not CSS color functions.
OKLCH
Perceptual 50–950 scale
Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.
Palette
Tints & shades
Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades
Palette
Tints
Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights
Palette
Shades
Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis
Palette
Tones
Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces
Harmony
Complementary
Opposite on the color wheel for contrast
Harmony
Analogous
Neighbors that sit comfortably together
Harmony
Triadic
Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets
Harmony
Split complementary
Base plus two accents beside the complement
Harmony
Monochromatic
Same hue, varied lightness and saturation
Export
Developer code
css
:root {
--colorb2f35e-1: #b2f35e;
}Design systems
Nearest official tokens
An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.
Nearest Tailwind color
lime-300
Similar · ΔE 1.86 · #BEF264
Nearest CSS named color
GreenYellow
Noticeably different · ΔE 4.63 · #ADFF2F
Nearest Material color
lime-400
Very different · ΔE 9.34 · #D4E157
Nearest Bootstrap color
warning
Very different · ΔE 29.12 · #FFC107
Using this color
Where #b2f35e works
#B2F35E (#b2f35e) sits in the lime family at about 86° hue, 86% saturation, and 66% lightness. Contrast is 1.32:1 on white and 15.87:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: lime-300 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).
Sensible jobs for this swatch
- supporting UI accents
- text or icons on charcoal / dark mode
Do not use #b2f35e as small body text on white — 1.32:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.
Lime family swatches still need a measured foreground pair. Verify this exact hex in the contrast checker.
Related
Similar & related colors
Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance