Information about #B1A56A color

#B1A56A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B1A56A falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(177, 165, 106) — 69.4% red, 64.7% green, 41.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 28 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B1A56A is a moderately toned golden yellow that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Khaki (#ADA96E). Slightly further away sit Iko (#B3AB6E) and Travis (#B79E67).

In RGB terms — rgb(177, 165, 106) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B1A56A: 8.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B1A56A color variations

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

#B1A56A 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 #B1A56A

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

Khaki color link
Khaki

#ADA96E

Iko color link
Iko

#B3AB6E

Travis color link
Travis

#B79E67

Goldie color link
Goldie

#B39B69

Pale Oak color link
Pale Oak

#BBA46D

Coromandel color link
Coromandel

#B9A873

Dust color link
Dust

#B2996E

Matte Khaki color link
Matte Khaki

#AA9C70

Bullet Shell color link
Bullet Shell

#AF9B60

Gimblet color link
Gimblet

#B9AD61

Safari color link
Safari

#C0A469

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B1A56A
  • RGB177, 165, 106
  • CMYK0, 5, 28, 31
  • CSSrgb(177, 165, 106)
  • HSL50°, 31%, 55%
  • HSL Precise49.859°, 31.278%, 55.49%
  • HSV50°, 40%, 69%
  • HSB50°, 40%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • GLSLvec3(0.694, 0.647, 0.416)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.694, 0.647, 0.416, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.694, 0.647, 0.416)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB41.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB1A56A
  • DECIMAL ID11642218
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01