Information about #B3AA68 color

#B3AA68 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B3AA68 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(179, 170, 104) (70.2% red, 66.7% green, 40.8% blue), or CMYK 0 / 4 / 29 / 30 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A mildly saturated sunny yellow, #B3AA68 carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Iko (#B3AB6E). Slightly further away sit Khaki (#ADA96E) and Gimblet (#B9AD61).

The recipe behind #B3AA68 is rgb(179, 170, 104), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B3AA68: 8.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. No one has named #B3AA68 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B3AA68 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#B3AA68 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #B3AA68

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Iko color link
Iko

#B3AB6E

Khaki color link
Khaki

#ADA96E

Gimblet color link
Gimblet

#B9AD61

Pale Oak color link
Pale Oak

#BBA46D

Travis color link
Travis

#B79E67

Coromandel color link
Coromandel

#B9A873

Golden Green color link
Golden Green

#BDB369

Flourish color link
Flourish

#ADB15E

Safari color link
Safari

#C0A469

Goldie color link
Goldie

#B39B69

Olive Green color link
Olive Green

#B5B35C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B3AA68
  • RGB179, 170, 104
  • CMYK0, 4, 29, 30
  • CSSrgb(179, 170, 104)
  • HSL53°, 33%, 55%
  • HSL Precise52.8°, 33.04%, 55.49%
  • HSV53°, 42%, 70%
  • HSB53°, 42%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.667, 0.408)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.667, 0.408, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.667, 0.408)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB40.8%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB3AA68
  • DECIMAL ID11774568
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01