Information about #B6CB9A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#B6CB9A falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(182, 203, 154) — 71.4% red, 79.6% green, 60.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 8 / 0 / 19 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#B6CB9A is a moderately toned zesty chartreuse 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 practically indistinguishable from Soft Apple (#B8CA9D). Slightly further away sit Pixie Green (#BBCDA5) and Gooseberry (#BFC298).

The recipe behind #B6CB9A is rgb(182, 203, 154), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B6CB9A: 12.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B6CB9A color variations

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

#B6CB9A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B6CB9A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B6CB9A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B6CB9A 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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#B6CB9A 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 #B6CB9A

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

Soft Apple color link
Soft Apple

#B8CA9D

Pixie Green color link
Pixie Green

#BBCDA5

Gooseberry color link
Gooseberry

#BFC298

Pale Leaf color link
Pale Leaf

#BDCAA8

Aspiring color link
Aspiring

#BBBBA1

Sprout Pine color link
Sprout Pine

#A8CB8D

Beryl Green color link
Beryl Green

#BCBFA8

Laurel Green color link
Laurel Green

#A9BA9D

Springtide Green color link
Springtide Green

#C8CB8E

Meredith color link
Meredith

#A8BFA6

Kidnapper color link
Kidnapper

#BFC0AB

Fawn Green color link
Fawn Green

#BCB88F

#B6CB9A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B6CB9A
  • RGB182, 203, 154
  • CMYK8, 0, 19, 20
  • CSSrgb(182, 203, 154)
  • HSL86°, 32%, 70%
  • HSL Precise85.714°, 32.026%, 70%
  • HSV86°, 24%, 80%
  • HSB86°, 24%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.796
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • GLSLvec3(0.714, 0.796, 0.604)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.714, 0.796, 0.604, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.714, 0.796, 0.604)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB79.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60.4%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB6CB9A
  • DECIMAL ID11979674
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers28 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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