Information about #B5C171 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A mildly saturated yellow, #B5C171 floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Pomelo Olive (#BFBD70). Nearby in the Register you will also find Light Olive (#ACBF69) and Tan Green (#A9BE70).
Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(181, 193, 113)), which gives #B5C171 its character. If you plan to put text on a #B5C171 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B5C171 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#B5C171 color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
#B5C171 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#B5C171 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#B5C171 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#B5C171 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#B5C171 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 #B5C171 color
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Nearest named colors to #B5C171
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#BFBD70
#ACBF69
#A9BE70
#BDB76B
#C0C975
#BCCB7A
#BDC07E
#BBB477
#B2BE61
#B8B47B
#BDB369
#AFC182
#B5C171 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#B5C171
- RGB181, 193, 113
- CMYK5, 0, 31, 24
- CSSrgb(181, 193, 113)
- HSL69°, 39%, 60%
- HSL Precise69°, 39.216%, 60%
- HSV69°, 41%, 76%
- HSB69°, 41%, 76%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.757
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.443
- GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.757, 0.443)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.757, 0.443, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.757, 0.443)
- Percentage of Red in RGB71%
- Percentage of Green in RGB75.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB44.3%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDB5C171
- DECIMAL ID11911537
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
