Information about #B5C2A1 color

#B5C2A1 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B5C2A1 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(181, 194, 161) — 71% red, 76.1% green, 63.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 5 / 0 / 13 / 24. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B5C2A1 reads as a softly toned yellow-green and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. 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 Aspiring (#BBBBA1). Slightly further away sit Soft Apple (#B8CA9D) and Beryl Green (#BCBFA8).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(181, 194, 161)), which gives #B5C2A1 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B5C2A1: 11.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B5C2A1 color variations

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

#B5C2A1 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B5C2A1 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B5C2A1 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B5C2A1 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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#B5C2A1 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 #B5C2A1

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

Aspiring color link
Aspiring

#BBBBA1

Soft Apple color link
Soft Apple

#B8CA9D

Beryl Green color link
Beryl Green

#BCBFA8

Bone White color link
Bone White

#B8B7A6

Mist Grey color link
Mist Grey

#BAB9A9

Pixie Green color link
Pixie Green

#BBCDA5

Pale Leaf color link
Pale Leaf

#BDCAA8

Ash color link
Ash

#BEBAA7

Gooseberry color link
Gooseberry

#BFC298

Meredith color link
Meredith

#A8BFA6

Kidnapper color link
Kidnapper

#BFC0AB

Laurel Green color link
Laurel Green

#A9BA9D

#B5C2A1 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B5C2A1
  • RGB181, 194, 161
  • CMYK5, 0, 13, 24
  • CSSrgb(181, 194, 161)
  • HSL84°, 21%, 70%
  • HSL Precise83.636°, 21.29%, 69.608%
  • HSV84°, 17%, 76%
  • HSB84°, 17%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.761
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.631
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.761, 0.631)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.761, 0.631, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.761, 0.631)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB63.1%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB5C2A1
  • DECIMAL ID11911841
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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