Information about #B5AE62 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#B5AE62 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(181, 174, 98) — 71% red, 68.2% green, 38.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 3 / 33 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B5AE62 is a softly balanced golden yellow that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Gimblet (#B9AD61). Nearby in the Register you will also find Olive Green (#B5B35C) and Flourish (#ADB15E).

In RGB terms — rgb(181, 174, 98) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. No one has named #B5AE62 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B5AE62 color variations

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

#B5AE62 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B5AE62 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B5AE62 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B5AE62 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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#B5AE62 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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#B66393
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Nearest named colors to #B5AE62

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

Gimblet color link
Gimblet

#B9AD61

Olive Green color link
Olive Green

#B5B35C

Flourish color link
Flourish

#ADB15E

Golden Green color link
Golden Green

#BDB369

Iko color link
Iko

#B3AB6E

Dark Khaki color link
Dark Khaki

#BDB76B

Khaki color link
Khaki

#ADA96E

Pale Oak color link
Pale Oak

#BBA46D

Vermont color link
Vermont

#B2BE61

Safari color link
Safari

#C0A469

Travis color link
Travis

#B79E67

Laser color link
Laser

#C6A95E

#B5AE62 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B5AE62
  • RGB181, 174, 98
  • CMYK0, 3, 33, 29
  • CSSrgb(181, 174, 98)
  • HSL55°, 36%, 55%
  • HSL Precise54.94°, 35.931%, 54.706%
  • HSV55°, 46%, 71%
  • HSB55°, 46%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.384
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.682, 0.384)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.682, 0.384, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.682, 0.384)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38.4%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB5AE62
  • DECIMAL ID11906658
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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