Information about #B2AD8E color

#B2AD8E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B2AD8E falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(178, 173, 142) — 69.8% red, 67.8% green, 55.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 2 / 14 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B2AD8E presents itself as a softly toned golden yellow — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Earthstone (#B5AF8B). Slightly further away sit Toi (#B7AD8B) and Eagle (#B0AC94).

In RGB terms — rgb(178, 173, 142) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B2AD8E: 9.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B2AD8E color variations

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

#B2AD8E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B2AD8E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B2AD8E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B2AD8E 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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#B2AD8E 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 #B2AD8E

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

Eagle color link
Eagle

#B0AC94

Bland color link
Bland

#AFA88B

Overland color link
Overland

#B2AA94

Bison Hide color link
Bison Hide

#B5AC94

Chino color link
Chino

#B8AD8A

Half Grey Olive color link
Half Grey Olive

#B1AB95

Mandrake color link
Mandrake

#B0A994

Double Tea color link
Double Tea

#B2A894

Drought color link
Drought

#B8A88F

Glitterati color link
Glitterati

#B3AD97

#B2AD8E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B2AD8E
  • RGB178, 173, 142
  • CMYK0, 2, 14, 30
  • CSSrgb(178, 173, 142)
  • HSL52°, 19%, 63%
  • HSL Precise51.667°, 18.947%, 62.745%
  • HSV52°, 20%, 70%
  • HSB52°, 20%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • GLSLvec3(0.698, 0.678, 0.557)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.698, 0.678, 0.557, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.698, 0.678, 0.557)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB2AD8E
  • DECIMAL ID11709838
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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