Information about #B5B983 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#B5B983 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(181, 185, 131) — 71% red, 72.5% green, 51.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 0 / 21 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B5B983 reads as a softly balanced yellow and floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Stone Age (#B6B285). Nearby in the Register you will also find Pastel Olive (#BCBC82) and Pastel Avocado (#B1C086).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(181, 185, 131)), which gives #B5B983 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 10.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.1:1. No one has named #B5B983 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B5B983 color variations

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

#B5B983 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B5B983 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B5B983 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B5B983 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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#B5B983 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 #B5B983

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

Pastel Olive color link
Pastel Olive

#BCBC82

Pastel Avocado color link
Pastel Avocado

#B1C086

Quarter Crisp Green color link
Quarter Crisp Green

#B8B47B

Sage color link
Sage

#BCB88A

Caper color link
Caper

#AFC182

Pine Glade color link
Pine Glade

#BDC07E

Underside Of Willow Leaves color link
Underside Of Willow Leaves

#BCB58C

Coriander color link
Coriander

#BBB58D

Earthstone color link
Earthstone

#B5AF8B

Fawn Green color link
Fawn Green

#BCB88F

Chino color link
Chino

#B8AD8A

#B5B983 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B5B983
  • RGB181, 185, 131
  • CMYK2, 0, 21, 27
  • CSSrgb(181, 185, 131)
  • HSL64°, 28%, 62%
  • HSL Precise64.444°, 27.835%, 61.961%
  • HSV64°, 29%, 73%
  • HSB64°, 29%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.514
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.725, 0.514)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.725, 0.514, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.725, 0.514)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB51.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB5B983
  • DECIMAL ID11909507
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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