Information about #B4B250 color

#B4B250 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B4B250 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(180, 178, 80) (70.6% red, 69.8% green, 31.4% blue), or CMYK 0 / 1 / 39 / 29 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated sunny yellow, #B4B250 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 very close to Olive Green (#B5B35C). Slightly further away sit Flourish (#ADB15E) and Moderate Olive (#A8A84A).

The recipe behind #B4B250 is rgb(180, 178, 80), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B4B250: 9.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B4B250 color variations

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

#B4B250 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 #B4B250

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

Olive Green color link
Olive Green

#B5B35C

Flourish color link
Flourish

#ADB15E

Margarita color link
Margarita

#B0C24A

Sundance color link
Sundance

#C4AA4D

Gimblet color link
Gimblet

#B9AD61

Brass color link
Brass

#B5A642

Vegas Gold color link
Vegas Gold

#C5B358

Billy T color link
Billy T

#C1B943

Vermont color link
Vermont

#B2BE61

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B4B250
  • RGB180, 178, 80
  • CMYK0, 1, 39, 29
  • CSSrgb(180, 178, 80)
  • HSL59°, 40%, 51%
  • HSL Precise58.8°, 40%, 50.98%
  • HSV59°, 56%, 71%
  • HSB59°, 56%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • GLSLvec3(0.706, 0.698, 0.314)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.706, 0.698, 0.314, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.706, 0.698, 0.314)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB4B250
  • DECIMAL ID11842128
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01