Information about #B5CE8A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B5CE8A belongs to the Chartreuse Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(181, 206, 138) — 71% red, 80.8% green, 54.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 10 / 0 / 27 / 19. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#B5CE8A is a pleasantly vivid yellow-green that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Pale Olive (#B9CC81). Slightly further away sit Sprout Pine (#A8CB8D) and Pastel Avocado (#B1C086).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(181, 206, 138)), which gives #B5CE8A its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B5CE8A: 12.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for white. No one has named #B5CE8A so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B5CE8A color variations

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

#B5CE8A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B5CE8A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B5CE8A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B5CE8A 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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#B5CE8A 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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#CD8892
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Nearest named colors to #B5CE8A

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

Pale Olive color link
Pale Olive

#B9CC81

Sprout Pine color link
Sprout Pine

#A8CB8D

Pastel Avocado color link
Pastel Avocado

#B1C086

Pale Olive Green color link
Pale Olive Green

#B1D27B

Caper color link
Caper

#AFC182

Greenish Tan color link
Greenish Tan

#BCCB7A

Feijoa color link
Feijoa

#A5D785

Soft Apple color link
Soft Apple

#B8CA9D

Springtide Green color link
Springtide Green

#C8CB8E

Pine Glade color link
Pine Glade

#BDC07E

Nirvana color link
Nirvana

#C3BF8B

Anise color link
Anise

#A7D67D

#B5CE8A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B5CE8A
  • RGB181, 206, 138
  • CMYK10, 0, 27, 19
  • CSSrgb(181, 206, 138)
  • HSL82°, 41%, 67%
  • HSL Precise82.059°, 40.964%, 67.451%
  • HSV82°, 33%, 81%
  • HSB82°, 33%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.808
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.808, 0.541)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.808, 0.541, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.808, 0.541)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.1%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB5CE8A
  • DECIMAL ID11914890
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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