#B1EA04 Hex Color

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Sports branding and energy drink cans reach for lime when they need instant attention. #b1ea04 is a light, fully saturated yellow-green that glows hardest against dark backgrounds. Treat the hex code as a 10% accent rather than a base color, since full fields of it tire the eye fast. Black text holds up well on it at roughly 14.6:1 contrast.

Questions about #b1ea04

What is #b1ea04 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #b1ea04 is rgb(177, 234, 4), in HSL hsl(75, 97%, 47%) and in CMYK 24%, 0%, 98%, 8%.
What text color works on #b1ea04?
Black text is the clear choice, with about 14.6:1 contrast against #b1ea04. That passes WCAG AA for small body text with plenty of room, while white text fails badly and should stay off this shade.
What colors pair well with #b1ea04?
Deep navy and charcoal ground its neon brightness and keep designs from feeling noisy. A dark violet also works well, sitting near its complementary side of the wheel.
Is #b1ea04 readable on white or black?
#b1ea04 has a 1.43:1 contrast ratio on white and 14.64:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it is too faint for text and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.