Information about #B6AE3A color

#B6AE3A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B6AE3A falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(182, 174, 58) — 71.4% red, 68.2% green, 22.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 3 / 49 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B6AE3A is a pleasantly vivid sunny yellow that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Brass (#B5A642). Slightly further away sit Karma (#B6A237) and Billy T (#C1B943).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(182, 174, 58)), which gives #B6AE3A its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B6AE3A: 9.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. No one has named #B6AE3A so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B6AE3A color variations

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

#B6AE3A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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First Light

#E5E1AC
#F2F0D5

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White

#FFFFFF

#B6AE3A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B6AE3A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B6AE3A 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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#B67C39

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#B6AE3A 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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#3A80B6
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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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#AE3AB6
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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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#42B63A
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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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#3AB670
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#B63A80
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Nearest named colors to #B6AE3A

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

Brass color link
Brass

#B5A642

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Billy T color link
Billy T

#C1B943

Rustic Gold color link
Rustic Gold

#C2A03D

Warm Olive color link
Warm Olive

#C7B63C

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

Moderate Olive color link
Moderate Olive

#A8A84A

Sundance color link
Sundance

#C4AA4D

Avocado Green color link
Avocado Green

#B2C248

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Satin Sheen Gold color link
Satin Sheen Gold

#CBA135

Roti color link
Roti

#B69642

#B6AE3A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B6AE3A
  • RGB182, 174, 58
  • CMYK0, 3, 49, 29
  • CSSrgb(182, 174, 58)
  • HSL56°, 52%, 47%
  • HSL Precise56.129°, 51.667%, 47.059%
  • HSV56°, 68%, 71%
  • HSB56°, 68%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.227
  • GLSLvec3(0.714, 0.682, 0.227)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.714, 0.682, 0.227, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.714, 0.682, 0.227)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB6AE3A
  • DECIMAL ID11972154
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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