Information about #B5A973 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B5A973 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(181, 169, 115) — 71% red, 66.3% green, 45.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 26 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A moderately toned golden yellow, #B5A973 feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Coromandel (#B9A873). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Iko (#B3AB6E) and Khaki (#ADA96E).

The recipe behind #B5A973 is rgb(181, 169, 115), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #B5A973 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.4:1. No one has named #B5A973 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B5A973 color variations

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

#B5A973 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B5A973 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B5A973 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B5A973 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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#B5A973 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 #B5A973

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

Coromandel color link
Coromandel

#B9A873

Iko color link
Iko

#B3AB6E

Khaki color link
Khaki

#ADA96E

Pale Oak color link
Pale Oak

#BBA46D

Piha Sand color link
Piha Sand

#B7A077

Double Canterbury Clay color link
Double Canterbury Clay

#B89F6F

Misty Moss color link
Misty Moss

#BBB477

Quarter Crisp Green color link
Quarter Crisp Green

#B8B47B

Griffin Oak color link
Griffin Oak

#B99B74

Safari color link
Safari

#C0A469

Taupe color link
Taupe

#B9A281

Golden Green color link
Golden Green

#BDB369

#B5A973 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B5A973
  • RGB181, 169, 115
  • CMYK0, 5, 26, 29
  • CSSrgb(181, 169, 115)
  • HSL49°, 31%, 58%
  • HSL Precise49.091°, 30.841%, 58.039%
  • HSV49°, 36%, 71%
  • HSB49°, 36%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.663, 0.451)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.663, 0.451, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.663, 0.451)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB5A973
  • DECIMAL ID11905395
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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