Information about #B5AE9C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#B5AE9C falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(181, 174, 156) — 71% red, 68.2% green, 61.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 3 / 10 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A gently muted orange, #B5AE9C floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Half Napa (#B4AD9E). Nearby in the Register you will also find Bedrock (#B3AC9C) and Eighth Stonewall (#B2AD9E).

In RGB terms — rgb(181, 174, 156) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B5AE9C color variations

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

#B5AE9C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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Half Alabaster

#F0EEEB
White

#FFFFFF

#B5AE9C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B5AE9C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B5AE9C 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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#B5AE9C 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 #B5AE9C

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

Half Napa color link
Half Napa

#B4AD9E

Bedrock color link
Bedrock

#B3AC9C

Quarter Pravda color link
Quarter Pravda

#B4AB9E

Eighth Stonewall color link
Eighth Stonewall

#B2AD9E

Glitterati color link
Glitterati

#B3AD97

Quarter Stonewashed color link
Quarter Stonewashed

#B2A99D

Off Piste color link
Off Piste

#AFACA0

Half Hillary color link
Half Hillary

#B9B398

Cloudy color link
Cloudy

#B0A99F

Silk color link
Silk

#BBADA1

Bison Hide color link
Bison Hide

#B5AC94

Terrain color link
Terrain

#ADAD99

#B5AE9C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B5AE9C
  • RGB181, 174, 156
  • CMYK0, 3, 10, 29
  • CSSrgb(181, 174, 156)
  • HSL43°, 14%, 66%
  • HSL Precise43.2°, 14.451%, 66.078%
  • HSV43°, 14%, 71%
  • HSB43°, 14%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.682, 0.612)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.682, 0.612, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.682, 0.612)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB5AE9C
  • DECIMAL ID11906716
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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