Information about #B6BFAD color

#B6BFAD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B6BFAD falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(182, 191, 173) — 71.4% red, 74.9% green, 67.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 0 / 7 / 25. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B6BFAD reads as a calm, restrained chartreuse and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Quarter Lemon Grass (#BABEAF). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Rainee (#B3C1B1) and Tasman (#BAC0B3).

In RGB terms — rgb(182, 191, 173) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B6BFAD: 11.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B6BFAD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B6BFAD color variations

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

#B6BFAD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B6BFAD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B6BFAD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B6BFAD 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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#B6BFAD 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 #B6BFAD

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

Quarter Lemon Grass color link
Quarter Lemon Grass

#BABEAF

Rainee color link
Rainee

#B3C1B1

Tasman color link
Tasman

#BAC0B3

Beryl Green color link
Beryl Green

#BCBFA8

Half Robin Egg Blue color link
Half Robin Egg Blue

#B5C0B5

Pumice color link
Pumice

#BAC0B4

Mist Grey color link
Mist Grey

#BAB9A9

Half Foggy Grey color link
Half Foggy Grey

#B8B7AF

Eighth Tapa color link
Eighth Tapa

#B7B8B2

Grey Nickel color link
Grey Nickel

#BDBAAE

Ash Gray color link
Ash Gray

#B2BEB5

Kidnapper color link
Kidnapper

#BFC0AB

#B6BFAD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B6BFAD
  • RGB182, 191, 173
  • CMYK4, 0, 7, 25
  • CSSrgb(182, 191, 173)
  • HSL90°, 12%, 71%
  • HSL Precise90°, 12.329%, 71.373%
  • HSV90°, 9%, 75%
  • HSB90°, 9%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • GLSLvec3(0.714, 0.749, 0.678)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.714, 0.749, 0.678, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.714, 0.749, 0.678)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Chartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB6BFAD
  • DECIMAL ID11976621
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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