Information about #B5B2AA color

#B5B2AA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B5B2AA belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(181, 178, 170) — 71% red, 69.8% green, 66.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 1 / 4 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#B5B2AA is a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Copyrite (#B4B2A6). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Diana Green (#B1B5A9) and Half Perfect Taupe (#BBB2A9).

In RGB terms — rgb(181, 178, 170) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B5B2AA: 9.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B5B2AA is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B5B2AA color variations

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#B5B2AA 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 #B5B2AA

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#B5B2AA
  • RGB181, 178, 170
  • CMYK0, 1, 4, 29
  • CSSrgb(181, 178, 170)
  • HSL44°, 7%, 69%
  • HSL Precise43.636°, 6.918%, 68.824%
  • HSV44°, 6%, 71%
  • HSB44°, 6%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.698, 0.667)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.698, 0.667, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.698, 0.667)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB5B2AA
  • DECIMAL ID11907754
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01