Information about #B3BC7C color

#B3BC7C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B3BC7C belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(179, 188, 124) — 70.2% red, 73.7% green, 48.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 4 / 0 / 25 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B3BC7C is a softly balanced yellow that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Caper (#AFC182). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Quarter Crisp Green (#B8B47B) and Pastel Olive (#BCBC82).

In RGB terms — rgb(179, 188, 124) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #B3BC7C background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.0:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B3BC7C color variations

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

#B3BC7C 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 #B3BC7C

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B3BC7C
  • RGB179, 188, 124
  • CMYK4, 0, 25, 26
  • CSSrgb(179, 188, 124)
  • HSL68°, 32%, 61%
  • HSL Precise68.438°, 32.323%, 61.176%
  • HSV68°, 34%, 74%
  • HSB68°, 34%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.486
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.737, 0.486)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.737, 0.486, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.737, 0.486)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB48.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB3BC7C
  • DECIMAL ID11779196
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01