Information about #B5B68C color

#B5B68C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B5B68C falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(181, 182, 140) — 71% red, 71.4% green, 54.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 16 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B5B68C reads as a calm, restrained yellow and floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Coriander (#BBB58D). Nearby in the Register you will also find Earthstone (#B5AF8B) and Underside Of Willow Leaves (#BCB58C).

In RGB terms — rgb(181, 182, 140) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 10.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.1:1. No one has named #B5B68C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B5B68C color variations

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#B5B68C 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 #B5B68C

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

Coriander color link
Coriander

#BBB58D

Earthstone color link
Earthstone

#B5AF8B

Sage color link
Sage

#BCB88A

Fawn Green color link
Fawn Green

#BCB88F

Stone Age color link
Stone Age

#B6B285

Toi color link
Toi

#B7AD8B

Chino color link
Chino

#B8AD8A

Putty color link
Putty

#BEAE8A

Bison Hide color link
Bison Hide

#B5AC94

#B5B68C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B5B68C
  • RGB181, 182, 140
  • CMYK0, 0, 16, 29
  • CSSrgb(181, 182, 140)
  • HSL61°, 22%, 63%
  • HSL Precise61.429°, 22.34%, 63.137%
  • HSV61°, 23%, 71%
  • HSB61°, 23%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.714, 0.549)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.714, 0.549, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.714, 0.549)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB5B68C
  • DECIMAL ID11908748
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01