Information about #B1B55F color

#B1B55F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B1B55F falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(177, 181, 95) — 69.4% red, 71% green, 37.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 0 / 34 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#B1B55F is a moderately toned sunny yellow that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Olive Green (#B5B35C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Flourish (#ADB15E) and Vermont (#B2BE61).

The recipe behind #B1B55F is rgb(177, 181, 95), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B1B55F: 9.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. #B1B55F has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B1B55F color variations

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

#B1B55F 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 #B1B55F

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

Olive Green color link
Olive Green

#B5B35C

Flourish color link
Flourish

#ADB15E

Vermont color link
Vermont

#B2BE61

Gimblet color link
Gimblet

#B9AD61

Light Olive color link
Light Olive

#ACBF69

Golden Green color link
Golden Green

#BDB369

Dark Khaki color link
Dark Khaki

#BDB76B

Iko color link
Iko

#B3AB6E

Khaki color link
Khaki

#ADA96E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B1B55F
  • RGB177, 181, 95
  • CMYK2, 0, 34, 29
  • CSSrgb(177, 181, 95)
  • HSL63°, 37%, 54%
  • HSL Precise62.791°, 36.752%, 54.118%
  • HSV63°, 48%, 71%
  • HSB63°, 48%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.373
  • GLSLvec3(0.694, 0.710, 0.373)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.694, 0.710, 0.373, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.694, 0.710, 0.373)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB37.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB1B55F
  • DECIMAL ID11646303
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01