Information about #B5A85E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B5A85E is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(181, 168, 94) (71% red, 65.9% green, 36.9% blue), or CMYK 0 / 5 / 34 / 29 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B5A85E reads as a moderately toned golden yellow and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Gimblet (#B9AD61). Slightly further away sit Olive Green (#B5B35C) and Flourish (#ADB15E).

The recipe behind #B5A85E is rgb(181, 168, 94), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 8.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B5A85E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B5A85E color variations

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

#B5A85E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B5A85E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B5A85E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B5A85E 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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#B5A85E 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 #B5A85E

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

Gimblet color link
Gimblet

#B9AD61

Olive Green color link
Olive Green

#B5B35C

Flourish color link
Flourish

#ADB15E

Fleetwood color link
Fleetwood

#B99E56

Travis color link
Travis

#B79E67

Mind on a Million Gold color link
Mind on a Million Gold

#BE9D5E

Bullet Shell color link
Bullet Shell

#AF9B60

Dark Pastel Gold color link
Dark Pastel Gold

#BBA151

Safari color link
Safari

#C0A469

Iko color link
Iko

#B3AB6E

Pale Oak color link
Pale Oak

#BBA46D

Laser color link
Laser

#C6A95E

#B5A85E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B5A85E
  • RGB181, 168, 94
  • CMYK0, 5, 34, 29
  • CSSrgb(181, 168, 94)
  • HSL51°, 37%, 54%
  • HSL Precise51.034°, 37.021%, 53.922%
  • HSV51°, 48%, 71%
  • HSB51°, 48%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.659, 0.369)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.659, 0.369, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.659, 0.369)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB5A85E
  • DECIMAL ID11905118
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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