Information about #B5B387 color

#B5B387 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B5B387 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(181, 179, 135) — 71% red, 70.2% green, 52.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 18 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B5B387 is a softly toned sunny yellow that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Stone Age (#B6B285). Slightly further away sit Earthstone (#B5AF8B) and Chino (#B8AD8A).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(181, 179, 135)), which gives #B5B387 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 9.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B5B387 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B5B387 color variations

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

#B5B387 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B5B387 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B5B387 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B5B387 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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#B5B387 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 #B5B387

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

Stone Age color link
Stone Age

#B6B285

Earthstone color link
Earthstone

#B5AF8B

Chino color link
Chino

#B8AD8A

Toi color link
Toi

#B7AD8B

Coriander color link
Coriander

#BBB58D

Underside Of Willow Leaves color link
Underside Of Willow Leaves

#BCB58C

Sage color link
Sage

#BCB88A

Pavlova color link
Pavlova

#BAAB87

Putty color link
Putty

#BEAE8A

Fawn Green color link
Fawn Green

#BCB88F

Quarter Colins Wicket color link
Quarter Colins Wicket

#B7A786

Quarter Crisp Green color link
Quarter Crisp Green

#B8B47B

#B5B387 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B5B387
  • RGB181, 179, 135
  • CMYK0, 1, 18, 29
  • CSSrgb(181, 179, 135)
  • HSL57°, 24%, 62%
  • HSL Precise57.391°, 23.711%, 61.961%
  • HSV57°, 25%, 71%
  • HSB57°, 25%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.702, 0.529)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.702, 0.529, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.702, 0.529)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB5B387
  • DECIMAL ID11907975
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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