Information about #B5B78A color

#B5B78A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B5B78A falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(181, 183, 138) — 71% red, 71.8% green, 54.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 0 / 18 / 28. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B5B78A reads as a softly toned sunny yellow and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Coriander (#BBB58D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Sage (#BCB88A) and Stone Age (#B6B285).

The recipe behind #B5B78A is rgb(181, 183, 138), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B5B78A: 10.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. #B5B78A has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B5B78A color variations

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#B5B78A 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #B5B78A

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

Coriander color link
Coriander

#BBB58D

Sage color link
Sage

#BCB88A

Stone Age color link
Stone Age

#B6B285

Earthstone color link
Earthstone

#B5AF8B

Fawn Green color link
Fawn Green

#BCB88F

Toi color link
Toi

#B7AD8B

Chino color link
Chino

#B8AD8A

Pastel Olive color link
Pastel Olive

#BCBC82

Putty color link
Putty

#BEAE8A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B5B78A
  • RGB181, 183, 138
  • CMYK1, 0, 18, 28
  • CSSrgb(181, 183, 138)
  • HSL63°, 24%, 63%
  • HSL Precise62.667°, 23.81%, 62.941%
  • HSV63°, 25%, 72%
  • HSB63°, 25%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.718
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.718, 0.541)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.718, 0.541, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.718, 0.541)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB5B78A
  • DECIMAL ID11909002
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01