Information about #B6D6A6 color

#B6D6A6 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B6D6A6 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(182, 214, 166) — 71.4% red, 83.9% green, 65.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 13 / 0 / 19 / 16. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B6D6A6 reads as a softly balanced chartreuse and floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Pixie Green (#BBCDA5). Nearby in the Register you will also find Light Grey Green (#B7E1A1) and Madang (#B7E3A8).

In RGB terms — rgb(182, 214, 166) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 13.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.6:1. No one has named #B6D6A6 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B6D6A6 color variations

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#B6D6A6 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 #B6D6A6

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

Pixie Green color link
Pixie Green

#BBCDA5

Madang color link
Madang

#B7E3A8

Pale Leaf color link
Pale Leaf

#BDCAA8

Sprout color link
Sprout

#C1D7B0

Soft Apple color link
Soft Apple

#B8CA9D

Celadon color link
Celadon

#ACE1AF

Cooled Green color link
Cooled Green

#C4D3B4

Gum Leaf color link
Gum Leaf

#ACC9B2

Clay Ash color link
Clay Ash

#BDC8B3

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B6D6A6
  • RGB182, 214, 166
  • CMYK13, 0, 19, 16
  • CSSrgb(182, 214, 166)
  • HSL100°, 37%, 75%
  • HSL Precise100°, 36.923%, 74.51%
  • HSV100°, 22%, 84%
  • HSB100°, 22%, 84%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.839
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • GLSLvec3(0.714, 0.839, 0.651)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.714, 0.839, 0.651, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.714, 0.839, 0.651)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB83.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB65.1%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB6D6A6
  • DECIMAL ID11982502
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01