Information about #B5CD3A color

#B5CD3A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B5CD3A is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(181, 205, 58) — 71% red, 80.4% green, 22.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 0 / 58 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated golden yellow, #B5CD3A carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Jardin Green (#A5CF35). Slightly further away sit Avocado Green (#B2C248) and Android Green (#A4C639).

The recipe behind #B5CD3A is rgb(181, 205, 58), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 11.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B5CD3A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B5CD3A color variations

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

#B5CD3A 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #B5CD3A

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

Jardin Green color link
Jardin Green

#A5CF35

Happy Hour color link
Happy Hour

#A9C949

Fuego color link
Fuego

#C2D62E

Margarita color link
Margarita

#B0C24A

Salad Green color link
Salad Green

#A1C935

Las Palmas color link
Las Palmas

#C6DA36

Billy T color link
Billy T

#C1B943

Atlantis color link
Atlantis

#9CD03B

Key Lime Pie color link
Key Lime Pie

#BFC921

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B5CD3A
  • RGB181, 205, 58
  • CMYK9, 0, 58, 20
  • CSSrgb(181, 205, 58)
  • HSL70°, 60%, 52%
  • HSL Precise69.796°, 59.514%, 51.569%
  • HSV70°, 72%, 80%
  • HSB70°, 72%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.227
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.804, 0.227)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.804, 0.227, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.804, 0.227)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB5CD3A
  • DECIMAL ID11914554
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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