Information about #B1AE8A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#B1AE8A falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(177, 174, 138) — 69.4% red, 68.2% green, 54.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 15 / 31. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B1AE8A reads as a gently muted yellow and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Earthstone (#B5AF8B). Slightly further away sit Toi (#B7AD8B) and Bland (#AFA88B).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(177, 174, 138)), which gives #B1AE8A its character. On this background, black text reaches a 9.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. #B1AE8A has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B1AE8A color variations

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

#B1AE8A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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Half Sea Fog

#EFEEE7
White

#FFFFFF

#B1AE8A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B1AE8A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B1AE8A 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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#B1AE8A 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 #B1AE8A

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

Earthstone color link
Earthstone

#B5AF8B

Toi color link
Toi

#B7AD8B

Bland color link
Bland

#AFA88B

Chino color link
Chino

#B8AD8A

Stone Age color link
Stone Age

#B6B285

Double Akaroa color link
Double Akaroa

#B1A589

Pavlova color link
Pavlova

#BAAB87

Quarter Colins Wicket color link
Quarter Colins Wicket

#B7A786

Stun color link
Stun

#A7AC8B

Eagle color link
Eagle

#B0AC94

Stone color link
Stone

#ADA587

Drought color link
Drought

#B8A88F

#B1AE8A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B1AE8A
  • RGB177, 174, 138
  • CMYK0, 1, 15, 31
  • CSSrgb(177, 174, 138)
  • HSL55°, 20%, 62%
  • HSL Precise55.385°, 20%, 61.765%
  • HSV55°, 22%, 69%
  • HSB55°, 22%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • GLSLvec3(0.694, 0.682, 0.541)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.694, 0.682, 0.541, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.694, 0.682, 0.541)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB1AE8A
  • DECIMAL ID11644554
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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