Information about #B5BDAA color
Basic facts about this digital color
A calm, restrained chartreuse, #B5BDAA appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Mist Grey (#BAB9A9). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Quarter Lemon Grass (#BABEAF) and Beryl Green (#BCBFA8).
Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(181, 189, 170)), which gives #B5BDAA its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B5BDAA: 10.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B5BDAA is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#B5BDAA color variations
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#B5BDAA color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#B5BDAA color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#B5BDAA color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#B5BDAA color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#B5BDAA 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #B5BDAA color
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Nearest named colors to #B5BDAA
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#BAB9A9
#BABEAF
#BCBFA8
#B8B7A6
#B3C1B1
#B8B7AF
#B1B5A9
#BDBAAE
#B7B8B2
#BAB5A8
#BEBAA7
#BEB9AD
#B5BDAA color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#B5BDAA
- RGB181, 189, 170
- CMYK3, 0, 7, 26
- CSSrgb(181, 189, 170)
- HSL85°, 13%, 70%
- HSL Precise85.263°, 12.583%, 70.392%
- HSV85°, 10%, 74%
- HSB85°, 10%, 74%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.741
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.667
- GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.741, 0.667)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.741, 0.667, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.741, 0.667)
- Percentage of Red in RGB71%
- Percentage of Green in RGB74.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
- Color FamilyChartreuse
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDB5BDAA
- DECIMAL ID11910570
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- This page visited10 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
