Information about #B5CB9C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#B5CB9C falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(181, 203, 156) — 71% red, 79.6% green, 61.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 9 / 0 / 18 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A mildly saturated yellow-green, #B5CB9C has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Soft Apple (#B8CA9D). Slightly further away sit Pixie Green (#BBCDA5) and Gooseberry (#BFC298).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(181, 203, 156)), which gives #B5CB9C its character. On this background, black text reaches a 12.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.8:1. #B5CB9C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B5CB9C color variations

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

#B5CB9C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B5CB9C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B5CB9C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B5CB9C color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#B5CB9C 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #B5CB9C

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

Soft Apple color link
Soft Apple

#B8CA9D

Pixie Green color link
Pixie Green

#BBCDA5

Gooseberry color link
Gooseberry

#BFC298

Pale Leaf color link
Pale Leaf

#BDCAA8

Aspiring color link
Aspiring

#BBBBA1

Beryl Green color link
Beryl Green

#BCBFA8

Sprout Pine color link
Sprout Pine

#A8CB8D

Meredith color link
Meredith

#A8BFA6

Laurel Green color link
Laurel Green

#A9BA9D

Kidnapper color link
Kidnapper

#BFC0AB

Ash color link
Ash

#BEBAA7

Bone White color link
Bone White

#B8B7A6

#B5CB9C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B5CB9C
  • RGB181, 203, 156
  • CMYK9, 0, 18, 20
  • CSSrgb(181, 203, 156)
  • HSL88°, 31%, 70%
  • HSL Precise88.085°, 31.126%, 70.392%
  • HSV88°, 23%, 80%
  • HSB88°, 23%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.796
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.796, 0.612)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.796, 0.612, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.796, 0.612)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB79.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.2%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB5CB9C
  • DECIMAL ID11914140
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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