Information about #B5D442 color

#B5D442 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B5D442 falls into the Yellow Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(181, 212, 66) — 71% red, 83.1% green, 25.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 12 / 0 / 57 / 17. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B5D442 reads as a strongly colored golden yellow and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Happy Hour (#A9C949). Slightly further away sit Conifer (#B1DD52) and Avocado Green (#B2C248).

The recipe behind #B5D442 is rgb(181, 212, 66), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B5D442: 12.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B5D442 color variations

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

#B5D442 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 #B5D442

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

Happy Hour color link
Happy Hour

#A9C949

Conifer color link
Conifer

#B1DD52

Margarita color link
Margarita

#B0C24A

Jardin Green color link
Jardin Green

#A5CF35

Las Palmas color link
Las Palmas

#C6DA36

June Bud color link
June Bud

#BDDA57

Fuego color link
Fuego

#C2D62E

Atlantis color link
Atlantis

#9CD03B

Salad Green color link
Salad Green

#A1C935

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B5D442
  • RGB181, 212, 66
  • CMYK12, 0, 57, 17
  • CSSrgb(181, 212, 66)
  • HSL73°, 63%, 55%
  • HSL Precise72.74°, 62.931%, 54.51%
  • HSV73°, 69%, 83%
  • HSB73°, 69%, 83%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.831
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.831, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.831, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.831, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB83.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB5D442
  • DECIMAL ID11916354
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01