Information about #B1A577 color

#B1A577 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B1A577 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(177, 165, 119) — 69.4% red, 64.7% green, 46.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 23 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B1A577 reads as a softly balanced yellow and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Piha Sand (#B7A077). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Coromandel (#B9A873) and Khaki (#ADA96E).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(177, 165, 119)), which gives #B1A577 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B1A577: 8.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B1A577 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B1A577 color variations

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#B1A577 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 #B1A577

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

Piha Sand color link
Piha Sand

#B7A077

Coromandel color link
Coromandel

#B9A873

Khaki color link
Khaki

#ADA96E

Iko color link
Iko

#B3AB6E

Doeskin color link
Doeskin

#B6A081

Shelter color link
Shelter

#B4A183

Howlin Wolf color link
Howlin Wolf

#B79F81

Taupe color link
Taupe

#B9A281

Griffin Oak color link
Griffin Oak

#B99B74

#B1A577 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B1A577
  • RGB177, 165, 119
  • CMYK0, 5, 23, 31
  • CSSrgb(177, 165, 119)
  • HSL48°, 27%, 58%
  • HSL Precise47.586°, 27.103%, 58.039%
  • HSV48°, 33%, 69%
  • HSB48°, 33%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.467
  • GLSLvec3(0.694, 0.647, 0.467)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.694, 0.647, 0.467, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.694, 0.647, 0.467)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB46.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB1A577
  • DECIMAL ID11642231
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01