Information about #B5C5A6 color

#B5C5A6 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B5C5A6 is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(181, 197, 166) — 71% red, 77.3% green, 65.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 6 / 0 / 12 / 23. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A calm, restrained chartreuse, #B5C5A6 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 Beryl Green (#BCBFA8). Nearby in the Register you will also find Pale Leaf (#BDCAA8) and Pixie Green (#BBCDA5).

In RGB terms — rgb(181, 197, 166) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 11.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.8:1. No one has named #B5C5A6 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B5C5A6 color variations

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#B5C5A6 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 #B5C5A6

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

Beryl Green color link
Beryl Green

#BCBFA8

Pale Leaf color link
Pale Leaf

#BDCAA8

Pixie Green color link
Pixie Green

#BBCDA5

Soft Apple color link
Soft Apple

#B8CA9D

Rainee color link
Rainee

#B3C1B1

Kidnapper color link
Kidnapper

#BFC0AB

Aspiring color link
Aspiring

#BBBBA1

Mist Grey color link
Mist Grey

#BAB9A9

Ash color link
Ash

#BEBAA7

Bone White color link
Bone White

#B8B7A6

Meredith color link
Meredith

#A8BFA6

#B5C5A6 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B5C5A6
  • RGB181, 197, 166
  • CMYK6, 0, 12, 23
  • HSL91°, 21%, 71%
  • HSL Precise90.968°, 21.088%, 71.176%
  • HSV91°, 16%, 77%
  • HSB91°, 16%, 77%
  • HEX IDB5C5A6
  • DECIMAL ID11912614
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Chartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB65.1%
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