#B1DD52Conifer (#B1DD52) is a very light, saturated yellow-green with an OKLCH hue of 125°, lightness 0.84 and chroma 0.172. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #B1DD52 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 221, 82) |
| HSL | hsl(79, 67%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(79, 63%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20%, 0%, 63%, 13%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(82.7 -34.4 61.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.839 0.172 125) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Conifer shifts subtly: leans toward yellow; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#bbd747 — ΔE 1.8, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#b9de4d — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#b1dd52 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#b1de54 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Conifer 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 1.57:1 and against black 13.33:1, 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.
#e1ffaf · #b1dd52 · #8cb230 · #698b00 · #4a6400 · #2e3f00
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.
#acf49f · #b1dd52 · #c0be1e · #c4a100 · #c18500 · #b86a11
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.
#b1dd52 · #6abda9 · #789a24 · #00816d · #445c00 · #004237
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.
#e6f5d0 · #b1dd52 · #9ab26f · #9057c8 · #3d4f14 · #24300b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#b1dd52 · #b1aaba · #757d67 · #4b4751 · #19210a · #020004
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.
#f4effb · #cbc6d3 · #9f99a7 · #261e2f · #05010c · #b1dd52
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f1e8c2 · #b1dd52 · #f743c0 · #5b8160 · #3c375e · #1f0507
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#c8f1ff · #b1dd52 · #d2a7be · #7978ca · #323e54 · #05150c
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#b1dd52 · #93b2cd · #177fc4 · #89003d · #3e0017 · #000614
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#b1dd52 · #89b7c2 · #00889f · #5f2291 · #3d0600 · #04000d
#BBE26D · #C5E885 · #CFED9B · #D9F2B0 · #E3F7C5
#8EB534 · #6D8F11 · #4F6A00 · #344700 · #1A2600
#B6DA74 · #BCD68E · #C1D2A6
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.