Information about #B5C490 color

#B5C490 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B5C490 belongs to the Chartreuse Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(181, 196, 144) — 71% red, 76.9% green, 56.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 6 / 0 / 20 / 23. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B5C490 is a softly balanced chartreuse 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 a near neighbor of Pastel Avocado (#B1C086). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Gooseberry (#BFC298) and Fawn Green (#BCB88F).

In RGB terms — rgb(181, 196, 144) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B5C490: 11.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B5C490 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B5C490 color variations

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#B5C490 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 #B5C490

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

Gooseberry color link
Gooseberry

#BFC298

Fawn Green color link
Fawn Green

#BCB88F

Soft Apple color link
Soft Apple

#B8CA9D

Sprout Pine color link
Sprout Pine

#A8CB8D

Sage color link
Sage

#BCB88A

Caper color link
Caper

#AFC182

Nirvana color link
Nirvana

#C3BF8B

Coriander color link
Coriander

#BBB58D

Pale Olive color link
Pale Olive

#B9CC81

Pastel Olive color link
Pastel Olive

#BCBC82

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B5C490
  • RGB181, 196, 144
  • CMYK6, 0, 20, 23
  • CSSrgb(181, 196, 144)
  • HSL77°, 31%, 67%
  • HSL Precise77.308°, 30.588%, 66.667%
  • HSV77°, 27%, 77%
  • HSB77°, 27%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.565
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.769, 0.565)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.769, 0.565, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.769, 0.565)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB56.5%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB5C490
  • DECIMAL ID11912336
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01