Information about #B4AE74 color

#B4AE74 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B4AE74 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(180, 174, 116) — 70.6% red, 68.2% green, 45.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 2 / 25 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B4AE74 reads as a moderately toned sunny yellow and carries an easy, daylight feel. 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 almost identical to Iko (#B3AB6E). Slightly further away sit Coromandel (#B9A873) and Misty Moss (#BBB477).

The recipe behind #B4AE74 is rgb(180, 174, 116), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B4AE74: 9.2:1 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.

#B4AE74 color variations

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

#B4AE74 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B4AE74 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B4AE74 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B4AE74 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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#B4AE74 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 #B4AE74

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

Coromandel color link
Coromandel

#B9A873

Misty Moss color link
Misty Moss

#BBB477

Quarter Crisp Green color link
Quarter Crisp Green

#B8B47B

Khaki color link
Khaki

#ADA96E

Pale Oak color link
Pale Oak

#BBA46D

Piha Sand color link
Piha Sand

#B7A077

Golden Green color link
Golden Green

#BDB369

Dark Khaki color link
Dark Khaki

#BDB76B

Grayish Olive color link
Grayish Olive

#A8A87D

Double Canterbury Clay color link
Double Canterbury Clay

#B89F6F

Stone Age color link
Stone Age

#B6B285

#B4AE74 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B4AE74
  • RGB180, 174, 116
  • CMYK0, 2, 25, 29
  • CSSrgb(180, 174, 116)
  • HSL54°, 30%, 58%
  • HSL Precise54.375°, 29.907%, 58.039%
  • HSV54°, 36%, 71%
  • HSB54°, 36%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • GLSLvec3(0.706, 0.682, 0.455)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.706, 0.682, 0.455, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.706, 0.682, 0.455)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB4AE74
  • DECIMAL ID11841140
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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