Information about #B1CC8C color

#B1CC8C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B1CC8C belongs to the Chartreuse Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(177, 204, 140) — 69.4% red, 80% green, 54.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 11 / 0 / 25 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B1CC8C reads as a mildly saturated chartreuse and floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Sprout Pine (#A8CB8D). Nearby in the Register you will also find Pastel Avocado (#B1C086) and Pale Olive (#B9CC81).

In RGB terms — rgb(177, 204, 140) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #B1CC8C background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B1CC8C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B1CC8C color variations

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

#B1CC8C 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 #B1CC8C

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

Sprout Pine color link
Sprout Pine

#A8CB8D

Pale Olive color link
Pale Olive

#B9CC81

Caper color link
Caper

#AFC182

Feijoa color link
Feijoa

#A5D785

Soft Apple color link
Soft Apple

#B8CA9D

Anise color link
Anise

#A7D67D

Gooseberry color link
Gooseberry

#BFC298

Greenish Tan color link
Greenish Tan

#BCCB7A

Pastel Olive color link
Pastel Olive

#BCBC82

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B1CC8C
  • RGB177, 204, 140
  • CMYK11, 0, 25, 20
  • CSSrgb(177, 204, 140)
  • HSL85°, 39%, 67%
  • HSL Precise85.313°, 38.554%, 67.451%
  • HSV85°, 31%, 80%
  • HSB85°, 31%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • GLSLvec3(0.694, 0.800, 0.549)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.694, 0.800, 0.549, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.694, 0.800, 0.549)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.9%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB1CC8C
  • DECIMAL ID11652236
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01