Information about #B2AE66 color

#B2AE66 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B2AE66 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(178, 174, 102) — 69.8% red, 68.2% green, 40% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 30 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B2AE66 is a mildly saturated yellow that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Iko (#B3AB6E). Slightly further away sit Gimblet (#B9AD61) and Flourish (#ADB15E).

In RGB terms — rgb(178, 174, 102) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. #B2AE66 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B2AE66 color variations

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

#B2AE66 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 #B2AE66

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

Iko color link
Iko

#B3AB6E

Gimblet color link
Gimblet

#B9AD61

Flourish color link
Flourish

#ADB15E

Khaki color link
Khaki

#ADA96E

Olive Green color link
Olive Green

#B5B35C

Golden Green color link
Golden Green

#BDB369

Dark Khaki color link
Dark Khaki

#BDB76B

Pale Oak color link
Pale Oak

#BBA46D

Coromandel color link
Coromandel

#B9A873

Vermont color link
Vermont

#B2BE61

Travis color link
Travis

#B79E67

Safari color link
Safari

#C0A469

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B2AE66
  • RGB178, 174, 102
  • CMYK0, 2, 30, 30
  • CSSrgb(178, 174, 102)
  • HSL57°, 33%, 55%
  • HSL Precise56.842°, 33.043%, 54.902%
  • HSV57°, 43%, 70%
  • HSB57°, 43%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • GLSLvec3(0.698, 0.682, 0.400)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.698, 0.682, 0.400, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.698, 0.682, 0.400)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB40%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB2AE66
  • DECIMAL ID11710054
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01