Information about #B5AD1B color

#B5AD1B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B5AD1B belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(181, 173, 27) — 71% red, 67.8% green, 10.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 3 / 60 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B5AD1B reads as a energetic, saturated golden yellow and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Earls Green (#B8A722). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Greenfinch (#BDA928) and Acid Green (#B0BF1A).

In RGB terms — rgb(181, 173, 27) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B5AD1B: 9.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B5AD1B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B5AD1B color variations

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

#B5AD1B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B5AD1B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B5AD1B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B5AD1B 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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#B5AD1B 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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#1B70B6
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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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#B6611B
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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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#1BB6AE
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#AE1BB6
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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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#23B61B
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#1B23B6
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#AE1BB6
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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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#B61B70
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Nearest named colors to #B5AD1B

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

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

Acid Green color link
Acid Green

#B0BF1A

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Funk color link
Funk

#C6AA24

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Cookie Brown color link
Cookie Brown

#C7A317

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Snot color link
Snot

#ACBB0D

Vomit color link
Vomit

#A2A415

Bahia color link
Bahia

#A9C01C

Citron color link
Citron

#9FA91F

#B5AD1B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B5AD1B
  • RGB181, 173, 27
  • CMYK0, 3, 60, 29
  • CSSrgb(181, 173, 27)
  • HSL57°, 74%, 41%
  • HSL Precise56.883°, 74.038%, 40.784%
  • HSV57°, 85%, 71%
  • HSB57°, 85%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.106
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.678, 0.106)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.678, 0.106, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.678, 0.106)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB5AD1B
  • DECIMAL ID11906331
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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