Information about #B3B48D color

#B3B48D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B3B48D falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(179, 180, 141) — 70.2% red, 70.6% green, 55.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 0 / 15 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#B3B48D presents itself as a softly toned golden yellow — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Earthstone (#B5AF8B). Slightly further away sit Coriander (#BBB58D) and Toi (#B7AD8B).

In RGB terms — rgb(179, 180, 141) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B3B48D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B3B48D color variations

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

#B3B48D 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 #B3B48D

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

Earthstone color link
Earthstone

#B5AF8B

Coriander color link
Coriander

#BBB58D

Toi color link
Toi

#B7AD8B

Stone Age color link
Stone Age

#B6B285

Chino color link
Chino

#B8AD8A

Fawn Green color link
Fawn Green

#BCB88F

Sage color link
Sage

#BCB88A

Bison Hide color link
Bison Hide

#B5AC94

Eagle color link
Eagle

#B0AC94

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B3B48D
  • RGB179, 180, 141
  • CMYK0, 0, 15, 29
  • CSSrgb(179, 180, 141)
  • HSL62°, 21%, 63%
  • HSL Precise61.538°, 20.635%, 62.941%
  • HSV62°, 22%, 71%
  • HSB62°, 22%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.706, 0.553)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.706, 0.553, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.706, 0.553)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB3B48D
  • DECIMAL ID11777165
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01