Information about #B5B21E color

#B5B21E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B5B21E is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with High Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(181, 178, 30) — 71% red, 69.8% green, 11.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 59 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored golden yellow, #B5B21E feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Earls Green (#B8A722). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Acid Green (#B0BF1A) and Greenfinch (#BDA928).

The recipe behind #B5B21E is rgb(181, 178, 30), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #B5B21E background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.2:1. No one has named #B5B21E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B5B21E color variations

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

#B5B21E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B5B21E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#47460B

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Black

#000000

#B5B21E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#A2A140

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#989754

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Grey

#808080

#B5B21E 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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#B5B21E 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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#661DB4
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#1D6BB4
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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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#1DB4B1
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#B11DB4
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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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#20B41D
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#B11DB4
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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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#B41D6B
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Nearest named colors to #B5B21E

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

Acid Green color link
Acid Green

#B0BF1A

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

Bahia color link
Bahia

#A9C01C

Funk color link
Funk

#C6AA24

Rio Grande color link
Rio Grande

#B7C61A

Snot color link
Snot

#ACBB0D

Pea color link
Pea

#A4BF20

La Rioja color link
La Rioja

#BAC00E

Citron color link
Citron

#9FA91F

Puke Yellow color link
Puke Yellow

#C2BE0E

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

#B5B21E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B5B21E
  • RGB181, 178, 30
  • CMYK0, 1, 59, 29
  • CSSrgb(181, 178, 30)
  • HSL59°, 72%, 41%
  • HSL Precise58.808°, 71.564%, 41.373%
  • HSV59°, 83%, 71%
  • HSB59°, 83%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.118
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.698, 0.118)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.698, 0.118, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.698, 0.118)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.8%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB5B21E
  • DECIMAL ID11907614
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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