Information about #B9CE8D color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#B9CE8D falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(185, 206, 141) — 72.5% red, 80.8% green, 55.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 8 / 0 / 25 / 19. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B9CE8D is a moderately toned yellow-green that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Pale Olive (#B9CC81). Slightly further away sit Springtide Green (#C8CB8E) and Soft Apple (#B8CA9D).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(185, 206, 141)), which gives #B9CE8D its character. On this background, black text reaches a 12.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B9CE8D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B9CE8D color variations

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

#B9CE8D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B9CE8D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B9CE8D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B9CE8D 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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#B9CE8D 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 #B9CE8D

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

Pale Olive color link
Pale Olive

#B9CC81

Springtide Green color link
Springtide Green

#C8CB8E

Soft Apple color link
Soft Apple

#B8CA9D

Sprout Pine color link
Sprout Pine

#A8CB8D

Gooseberry color link
Gooseberry

#BFC298

Pastel Avocado color link
Pastel Avocado

#B1C086

Nirvana color link
Nirvana

#C3BF8B

Greenish Tan color link
Greenish Tan

#BCCB7A

Caper color link
Caper

#AFC182

Pale Olive Green color link
Pale Olive Green

#B1D27B

Pine Glade color link
Pine Glade

#BDC07E

Pastel Olive color link
Pastel Olive

#BCBC82

#B9CE8D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9CE8D
  • RGB185, 206, 141
  • CMYK8, 0, 25, 19
  • CSSrgb(185, 206, 141)
  • HSL79°, 40%, 68%
  • HSL Precise79.385°, 39.877%, 68.039%
  • HSV79°, 32%, 81%
  • HSB79°, 32%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.808
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.808, 0.553)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.808, 0.553, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.808, 0.553)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.3%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB9CE8D
  • DECIMAL ID12177037
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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