Information about #B1AE4E color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #B1AE4E reads as a mildly saturated yellow and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Moderate Olive (#A8A84A). Nearby in the Register you will also find Brass (#B5A642) and Olive Green (#B5B35C).
In RGB terms — rgb(177, 174, 78) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #B1AE4E background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B1AE4E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#B1AE4E color variations
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#B1AE4E color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#B1AE4E color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#B1AE4E color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#B1AE4E color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#B1AE4E 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 #B1AE4E color
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Nearest named colors to #B1AE4E
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A8A84A
#B5A642
#B5B35C
#BBA151
#ADB15E
#C4AA4D
#B99E56
#A0B158
#B0C24A
#A89C4A
#B9AD61
#B2C248
#B1AE4E color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#B1AE4E
- RGB177, 174, 78
- CMYK0, 1, 39, 31
- CSSrgb(177, 174, 78)
- HSL58°, 39%, 50%
- HSL Precise58.182°, 38.824%, 50%
- HSV58°, 56%, 69%
- HSB58°, 56%, 69%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.694
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.306
- GLSLvec3(0.694, 0.682, 0.306)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.694, 0.682, 0.306, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.694, 0.682, 0.306)
- Percentage of Red in RGB69.4%
- Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB30.6%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDB1AE4E
- DECIMAL ID11644494
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
