Information about #B3C79D color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B3C79D belongs to the Chartreuse Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(179, 199, 157) — 70.2% red, 78% green, 61.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 8 / 0 / 16 / 22. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B3C79D reads as a moderately toned zesty chartreuse and appears airy and pastel-like. 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 Soft Apple (#B8CA9D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pixie Green (#BBCDA5) and Gooseberry (#BFC298).

The recipe behind #B3C79D is rgb(179, 199, 157), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #B3C79D background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.8:1. No one has named #B3C79D so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B3C79D color variations

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

#B3C79D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B3C79D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B3C79D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B3C79D 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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#B3C79D 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 #B3C79D

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

Soft Apple color link
Soft Apple

#B8CA9D

Pixie Green color link
Pixie Green

#BBCDA5

Gooseberry color link
Gooseberry

#BFC298

Aspiring color link
Aspiring

#BBBBA1

Pale Leaf color link
Pale Leaf

#BDCAA8

Beryl Green color link
Beryl Green

#BCBFA8

Meredith color link
Meredith

#A8BFA6

Laurel Green color link
Laurel Green

#A9BA9D

Bergamot Sage - Kultlabel Color Registry color link
Bergamot Sage - Kultlabel Color Registry

#AEB59B

Spring Rain color link
Spring Rain

#A3BD9C

Bone White color link
Bone White

#B8B7A6

Mist Grey color link
Mist Grey

#BAB9A9

#B3C79D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B3C79D
  • RGB179, 199, 157
  • CMYK8, 0, 16, 22
  • CSSrgb(179, 199, 157)
  • HSL89°, 27%, 70%
  • HSL Precise88.571°, 27.273%, 69.804%
  • HSV89°, 21%, 78%
  • HSB89°, 21%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.780
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.780, 0.616)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.780, 0.616, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.780, 0.616)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.6%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB3C79D
  • DECIMAL ID11782045
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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