Information about #B5AA82 color

#B5AA82 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B5AA82 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(181, 170, 130) — 71% red, 66.7% green, 51% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 20 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B5AA82 reads as a mildly saturated sunny yellow and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Quarter Colins Wicket (#B7A786). Slightly further away sit Navarone (#B9A584) and Pavlova (#BAAB87).

The recipe behind #B5AA82 is rgb(181, 170, 130), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B5AA82: 9.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. No one has named #B5AA82 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B5AA82 color variations

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

#B5AA82 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 #B5AA82

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

Navarone color link
Navarone

#B9A584

Pavlova color link
Pavlova

#BAAB87

Stone Age color link
Stone Age

#B6B285

Taupe color link
Taupe

#B9A281

Chino color link
Chino

#B8AD8A

Shelter color link
Shelter

#B4A183

Double Sisal color link
Double Sisal

#B2A286

Toi color link
Toi

#B7AD8B

Doeskin color link
Doeskin

#B6A081

Earthstone color link
Earthstone

#B5AF8B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B5AA82
  • RGB181, 170, 130
  • CMYK0, 4, 20, 29
  • CSSrgb(181, 170, 130)
  • HSL47°, 26%, 61%
  • HSL Precise47.059°, 25.628%, 60.98%
  • HSV47°, 28%, 71%
  • HSB47°, 28%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.510
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.667, 0.510)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.667, 0.510, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.667, 0.510)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB51%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB5AA82
  • DECIMAL ID11905666
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01