#B4C04CCelery (#B4C04C) is a light, saturated yellow-green with an OKLCH hue of 115°, lightness 0.78 and chroma 0.14. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #B4C04C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 192, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(66, 48%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(66, 60%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6%, 0%, 60%, 25%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(74.8 -19.8 55.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.776 0.140 115) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Celery shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#bcbb42 — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow#bac048 — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow#b4c04c — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#b4c14e — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Celery in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.98:1 and against black 10.58:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#effc9e · #b4c04c · #a0ab3b · #7b8517 · #585f00 · #373c00
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#acf1b2 · #adda82 · #b4c04c · #b8a433 · #b4892a · #aa712e
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#b4c04c · #6ca58e · #78811d · #006d50 · #404600 · #003121
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#d8ddbe · #b4c04c · #929a62 · #7358b4 · #363b07 · #1b1e01
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f2f0fe · #b4c04c · #999c89 · #5d5b65 · #262814 · #010004
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f2f0fc · #c9c7d4 · #9c99a9 · #231f31 · #04020e · #b4c04c
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f2efff · #b4c04c · #9f8cd8 · #6448a2 · #2d1158 · #010100
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ebc5d8 · #b4c04c · #8ca3bf · #83489b · #2f3654 · #140e03
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e4f5ff · #b4c04c · #49a5d5 · #953361 · #4b0029 · #00050d
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#d2fbff · #b4c04c · #1daebb · #6448a2 · #4f0006 · #040013
#BECA68 · #C9D381 · #D3DD98 · #DEE6AF · #E9EFC5
#939D32 · #737C15 · #555C00 · #393D00 · #1E2100
#B4BE69 · #B4BD81 · #B5BA95
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.