Information about #B4B37B color

#B4B37B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B4B37B falls into the Yellow Color FamilyMild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(180, 179, 123) — 70.6% red, 70.2% green, 48.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 22 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B4B37B reads as a softly balanced golden yellow and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Quarter Crisp Green (#B8B47B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Misty Moss (#BBB477) and Stone Age (#B6B285).

The recipe behind #B4B37B is rgb(180, 179, 123), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 9.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. No one has named #B4B37B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B4B37B color variations

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

#B4B37B 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 #B4B37B

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

Misty Moss color link
Misty Moss

#BBB477

Stone Age color link
Stone Age

#B6B285

Pastel Olive color link
Pastel Olive

#BCBC82

Coromandel color link
Coromandel

#B9A873

Ecru color link
Ecru

#C2B280

Iko color link
Iko

#B3AB6E

Pavlova color link
Pavlova

#BAAB87

Pine Glade color link
Pine Glade

#BDC07E

Caper color link
Caper

#AFC182

Earthstone color link
Earthstone

#B5AF8B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B4B37B
  • RGB180, 179, 123
  • CMYK0, 0, 22, 29
  • CSSrgb(180, 179, 123)
  • HSL59°, 28%, 59%
  • HSL Precise58.947°, 27.536%, 59.412%
  • HSV59°, 32%, 71%
  • HSB59°, 32%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.482
  • GLSLvec3(0.706, 0.702, 0.482)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.706, 0.702, 0.482, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.706, 0.702, 0.482)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB48.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB4B37B
  • DECIMAL ID11842427
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01