Information about #B9C58A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#B9C58A falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(185, 197, 138) — 72.5% red, 77.3% green, 54.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 5 / 0 / 23 / 23. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B9C58A reads as a mildly saturated sunny yellow and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Pastel Avocado (#B1C086). Slightly further away sit Pale Olive (#B9CC81) and Nirvana (#C3BF8B).

The recipe behind #B9C58A is rgb(185, 197, 138), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B9C58A: 11.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. No one has named #B9C58A so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B9C58A color variations

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

#B9C58A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B9C58A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B9C58A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B9C58A 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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#B9C58A 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 #B9C58A

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

Pastel Avocado color link
Pastel Avocado

#B1C086

Pale Olive color link
Pale Olive

#B9CC81

Nirvana color link
Nirvana

#C3BF8B

Pastel Olive color link
Pastel Olive

#BCBC82

Sage color link
Sage

#BCB88A

Caper color link
Caper

#AFC182

Pine Glade color link
Pine Glade

#BDC07E

Fawn Green color link
Fawn Green

#BCB88F

Gooseberry color link
Gooseberry

#BFC298

Coriander color link
Coriander

#BBB58D

Underside Of Willow Leaves color link
Underside Of Willow Leaves

#BCB58C

Springtide Green color link
Springtide Green

#C8CB8E

#B9C58A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9C58A
  • RGB185, 197, 138
  • CMYK5, 0, 23, 23
  • CSSrgb(185, 197, 138)
  • HSL72°, 34%, 66%
  • HSL Precise72.203°, 33.714%, 65.686%
  • HSV72°, 30%, 77%
  • HSB72°, 30%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.773, 0.541)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.773, 0.541, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.773, 0.541)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB9C58A
  • DECIMAL ID12174730
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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