Information about #B5C26A color

#B5C26A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B5C26A falls into the Yellow Color FamilyModerate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(181, 194, 106) — 71% red, 76.1% green, 41.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 5 / 0 / 35 / 24. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B5C26A reads as a clearly saturated sunny yellow and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Light Olive (#ACBF69). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Vermont (#B2BE61) and Pomelo Olive (#BFBD70).

The recipe behind #B5C26A is rgb(181, 194, 106), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B5C26A: 10.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. #B5C26A has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B5C26A color variations

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

#B5C26A 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 #B5C26A

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

Light Olive color link
Light Olive

#ACBF69

Vermont color link
Vermont

#B2BE61

Pomelo Olive color link
Pomelo Olive

#BFBD70

Dark Khaki color link
Dark Khaki

#BDB76B

Tan Green color link
Tan Green

#A9BE70

Wild Willow color link
Wild Willow

#BECA60

Golden Green color link
Golden Green

#BDB369

Poprock color link
Poprock

#C0C975

Spring color link
Spring

#A3C566

Greenish Tan color link
Greenish Tan

#BCCB7A

Misty Moss color link
Misty Moss

#BBB477

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B5C26A
  • RGB181, 194, 106
  • CMYK5, 0, 35, 24
  • CSSrgb(181, 194, 106)
  • HSL69°, 42%, 59%
  • HSL Precise68.864°, 41.905%, 58.824%
  • HSV69°, 45%, 76%
  • HSB69°, 45%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.761
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.761, 0.416)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.761, 0.416, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.761, 0.416)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB41.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB5C26A
  • DECIMAL ID11911786
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01