Information about #B5C374 color

#B5C374 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B5C374 falls into the Yellow Color FamilyMild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(181, 195, 116) — 71% red, 76.5% green, 45.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 5 / 0 / 31 / 24. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B5C374 is a softly balanced golden yellow that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Greenish Tan (#BCCB7A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pomelo Olive (#BFBD70) and Poprock (#C0C975).

The recipe behind #B5C374 is rgb(181, 195, 116), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B5C374: 11.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B5C374 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B5C374 color variations

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#B5C374 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 #B5C374

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

Greenish Tan color link
Greenish Tan

#BCCB7A

Pomelo Olive color link
Pomelo Olive

#BFBD70

Poprock color link
Poprock

#C0C975

Pine Glade color link
Pine Glade

#BDC07E

Tan Green color link
Tan Green

#A9BE70

Light Olive color link
Light Olive

#ACBF69

Caper color link
Caper

#AFC182

Pale Olive color link
Pale Olive

#B9CC81

Misty Moss color link
Misty Moss

#BBB477

Dark Khaki color link
Dark Khaki

#BDB76B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B5C374
  • RGB181, 195, 116
  • CMYK5, 0, 31, 24
  • CSSrgb(181, 195, 116)
  • HSL71°, 40%, 61%
  • HSL Precise70.633°, 39.698%, 60.98%
  • HSV71°, 41%, 76%
  • HSB71°, 41%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.765, 0.455)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.765, 0.455, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.765, 0.455)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB5C374
  • DECIMAL ID11912052
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01