Information about #B2A52E color

#B2A52E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B2A52E falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(178, 165, 46) — 69.8% red, 64.7% green, 18% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 52 / 30. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B2A52E reads as a clearly saturated golden yellow and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Karma (#B6A237). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Greenfinch (#BDA928) and Earls Green (#B8A722).

The recipe behind #B2A52E is rgb(178, 165, 46), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B2A52E: 8.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. #B2A52E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B2A52E color variations

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#B2A52E 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 #B2A52E

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

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Brass color link
Brass

#B5A642

Wazzup color link
Wazzup

#BC9425

Nugget color link
Nugget

#BC9229

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Rustic Gold color link
Rustic Gold

#C2A03D

Funk color link
Funk

#C6AA24

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Citron color link
Citron

#9FA91F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B2A52E
  • RGB178, 165, 46
  • CMYK0, 5, 52, 30
  • CSSrgb(178, 165, 46)
  • HSL54°, 59%, 44%
  • HSL Precise54.091°, 58.929%, 43.922%
  • HSV54°, 74%, 70%
  • HSB54°, 74%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.180
  • GLSLvec3(0.698, 0.647, 0.180)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.698, 0.647, 0.180, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.698, 0.647, 0.180)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB18%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB2A52E
  • DECIMAL ID11707694
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01