Information about #B5CC8E color

#B5CC8E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B5CC8E falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(181, 204, 142) — 71% red, 80% green, 55.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 9 / 0 / 24 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B5CC8E presents itself as a mildly saturated chartreuse — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Sprout Pine (#A8CB8D). Slightly further away sit Pale Olive (#B9CC81) and Pastel Avocado (#B1C086).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(181, 204, 142)), which gives #B5CC8E its character. On this background, black text reaches a 12.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.8:1. This shade is reserved in the Register and is not available for naming.

#B5CC8E color variations

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

#B5CC8E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#C4D6A4

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#D3E0BB

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#E1EAD1

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#F0F4E8

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White

#FFFFFF

#B5CC8E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#96B65E

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#728F40

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#4C5F2B

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#262F15

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Black

#000000

#B5CC8E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#ABBF88

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#A1B184

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#96A281

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#8B917F

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Grey

#808080

#B5CC8E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#8ECCB1

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#8ECC98

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#9CCC8E

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Reserved

#B5CC8E
#CCCA8E

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#CCB18E

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#CC988E

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#B5CC8E 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
#B5CC8E
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#A58ECC
#A58ECC

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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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#C48ECC
#C48ECC

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#8E97CC
#8E97CC

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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
#97CC8E
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#CCC48E
#CCC48E

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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
#B5CC8E
#B5CC8E

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#8EB6CC
#8EB6CC

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#CC8EB6
#CC8EB6

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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
#B5CC8E
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#8ECCA5
#8ECCA5

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#A58ECC
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#CC8EB6
#CC8EB6

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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
#B5CC8E
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#8ECCC4
#8ECCC4

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#A58ECC
#A58ECC

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#CC8E97
#CC8E97

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Nearest named colors to #B5CC8E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Sprout Pine color link
Sprout Pine

#A8CB8D

Pale Olive color link
Pale Olive

#B9CC81

Pastel Avocado color link
Pastel Avocado

#B1C086

Soft Apple color link
Soft Apple

#B8CA9D

Gooseberry color link
Gooseberry

#BFC298

Caper color link
Caper

#AFC182

Springtide Green color link
Springtide Green

#C8CB8E

Nirvana color link
Nirvana

#C3BF8B

Pale Olive Green color link
Pale Olive Green

#B1D27B

Pastel Olive color link
Pastel Olive

#BCBC82

Fawn Green color link
Fawn Green

#BCB88F

Greenish Tan color link
Greenish Tan

#BCCB7A

#B5CC8E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B5CC8E
  • RGB181, 204, 142
  • CMYK9, 0, 24, 20
  • CSSrgb(181, 204, 142)
  • HSL82°, 38%, 68%
  • HSL Precise82.258°, 37.805%, 67.843%
  • HSV82°, 30%, 80%
  • HSB82°, 30%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.800, 0.557)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.800, 0.557, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.800, 0.557)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB5CC8E
  • DECIMAL ID11914382
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers30 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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