Information about #B3AA65 color

#B3AA65 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B3AA65 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(179, 170, 101) — 70.2% red, 66.7% green, 39.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 31 / 30. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B3AA65 reads as a softly balanced 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 hair away from Gimblet (#B9AD61). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Iko (#B3AB6E) and Khaki (#ADA96E).

In RGB terms — rgb(179, 170, 101) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B3AA65: 8.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B3AA65 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B3AA65 color variations

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#B3AA65 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 #B3AA65

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

Gimblet color link
Gimblet

#B9AD61

Iko color link
Iko

#B3AB6E

Khaki color link
Khaki

#ADA96E

Flourish color link
Flourish

#ADB15E

Travis color link
Travis

#B79E67

Pale Oak color link
Pale Oak

#BBA46D

Olive Green color link
Olive Green

#B5B35C

Golden Green color link
Golden Green

#BDB369

Safari color link
Safari

#C0A469

Coromandel color link
Coromandel

#B9A873

Goldie color link
Goldie

#B39B69

#B3AA65 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B3AA65
  • RGB179, 170, 101
  • CMYK0, 4, 31, 30
  • CSSrgb(179, 170, 101)
  • HSL53°, 34%, 55%
  • HSL Precise53.077°, 33.913%, 54.902%
  • HSV53°, 44%, 70%
  • HSB53°, 44%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.396
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.667, 0.396)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.667, 0.396, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.667, 0.396)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB39.6%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB3AA65
  • DECIMAL ID11774565
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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