Information about #B9D995 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B9D995 is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(185, 217, 149) — 72.5% red, 85.1% green, 58.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 13 / 0 / 27 / 15. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A confidently colored chartreuse, #B9D995 floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Light Grey Green (#B7E1A1). Nearby in the Register you will also find Soft Apple (#B8CA9D) and Light Chartreuse Green (#B9E78B).

In RGB terms — rgb(185, 217, 149) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #B9D995 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 13.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.6:1. #B9D995 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B9D995 color variations

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

#B9D995 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B9D995 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B9D995 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B9D995 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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#B9D995 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 #B9D995

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

Light Grey Green color link
Light Grey Green

#B7E1A1

Soft Apple color link
Soft Apple

#B8CA9D

Light Chartreuse Green color link
Light Chartreuse Green

#B9E78B

Pixie Green color link
Pixie Green

#BBCDA5

Light Pistachio color link
Light Pistachio

#AEE78B

Light Spring Bud color link
Light Spring Bud

#C5E78B

Medium Spring Bud color link
Medium Spring Bud

#C9DC87

Madang color link
Madang

#B7E3A8

Springtide Green color link
Springtide Green

#C8CB8E

Granny Smith Apple color link
Granny Smith Apple

#A8E4A0

Old Medium Goldenrod color link
Old Medium Goldenrod

#CDCD96

Sprout Pine color link
Sprout Pine

#A8CB8D

#B9D995 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9D995
  • RGB185, 217, 149
  • CMYK13, 0, 27, 15
  • CSSrgb(185, 217, 149)
  • HSL88°, 47%, 72%
  • HSL Precise88.235°, 47.222%, 71.765%
  • HSV88°, 31%, 85%
  • HSB88°, 31%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.851, 0.584)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.851, 0.584, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.851, 0.584)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB85.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB58.4%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB9D995
  • DECIMAL ID12179861
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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