Information about #B3AD32 color

#B3AD32 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B3AD32 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(179, 173, 50) — 70.2% red, 67.8% green, 19.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 51 / 30. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B3AD32 reads as a pleasantly vivid sunny yellow and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Karma (#B6A237). Slightly further away sit Greenfinch (#BDA928) and Brass (#B5A642).

The recipe behind #B3AD32 is rgb(179, 173, 50), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B3AD32: 8.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. No one has named #B3AD32 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B3AD32 color variations

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

#B3AD32 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B3AD32 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B3AD32 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B3AD32 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#B3AD32 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #B3AD32

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

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

Brass color link
Brass

#B5A642

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Rustic Gold color link
Rustic Gold

#C2A03D

Funk color link
Funk

#C6AA24

Warm Olive color link
Warm Olive

#C7B63C

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Billy T color link
Billy T

#C1B943

Vintage Yellow color link
Vintage Yellow

#CBA92B

Sick Green color link
Sick Green

#9DB92C

Moderate Olive color link
Moderate Olive

#A8A84A

#B3AD32 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B3AD32
  • RGB179, 173, 50
  • CMYK0, 2, 51, 30
  • CSSrgb(179, 173, 50)
  • HSL57°, 56%, 45%
  • HSL Precise57.209°, 56.332%, 44.902%
  • HSV57°, 72%, 70%
  • HSB57°, 72%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.196
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.678, 0.196)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.678, 0.196, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.678, 0.196)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB19.6%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB3AD32
  • DECIMAL ID11775282
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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