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Hot Meadow Ray

#b4ff9e
Notes

Hot Meadow Ray (#B4FF9E) is a soft green with a pastel character. It reads calm and airy, with enough chroma to feel intentional rather than washed out. Its HSL profile (106°, 100%, 81%) places it in the highly saturated band at a light lightness. Best used in small doses, like logos, CTAs, focus rings, or highlight text, where its saturation becomes a feature rather than noise. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary violet. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#b4ff9e
RGB
rgb(180, 255, 158)
HSL
hsl(106, 100%, 81%)
HWB
hwb(106 62% 0%)
OKLCH
oklch(92.8% 0.147 138.8)
HSV
hsv(106, 38%, 100%)
LAB
lab(93.32% -40.49 39.18)
LCH
lch(93.32% 56.34 135.94)
CMYK
cmyk(29%, 0%, 38%, 0%)

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#b4ff9e
Original
#fff097
Protanopia
#f9e9a4
Deuteranopia
#b0f9e7
Tritanopia
#e8e8e8
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
Failon White
1.18:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAAon Black
17.74:1

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