Information about #B9C699 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #B9C699 reads as a moderately toned yellow-green 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 almost identical to Soft Apple (#B8CA9D). Slightly further away sit Gooseberry (#BFC298) and Aspiring (#BBBBA1).
The recipe behind #B9C699 is rgb(185, 198, 153), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B9C699: 11.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#B9C699 color variations
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#B9C699 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#B9C699 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#B9C699 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#B9C699 color hues
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#B9C699 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #B9C699 color
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Nearest named colors to #B9C699
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#B8CA9D
#BFC298
#BBBBA1
#BBCDA5
#BDCAA8
#BCBFA8
#C2B89E
#BCB88F
#C5BAA0
#C3BF8B
#C7BA95
#B9B398
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#B9C699
- RGB185, 198, 153
- CMYK5, 0, 18, 22
- CSSrgb(185, 198, 153)
- HSL77°, 28%, 69%
- HSL Precise77.333°, 28.302%, 68.824%
- HSV77°, 23%, 78%
- HSB77°, 23%, 78%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.776
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.600
- GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.776, 0.600)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.776, 0.600, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.776, 0.600)
- Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB77.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB60%
- Color FamilyChartreuse
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDB9C699
- DECIMAL ID12175001
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
