Information about #B8CD73 color

#B8CD73 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B8CD73 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(184, 205, 115) — 72.2% red, 80.4% green, 45.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 8 / 0 / 35 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B8CD73 reads as a clearly saturated golden yellow and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Greenish Tan (#BCCB7A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Poprock (#C0C975) and Pale Olive Green (#B1D27B).

In RGB terms — rgb(184, 205, 115) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B8CD73: 12.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for white. #B8CD73 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B8CD73 color variations

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

#B8CD73 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 #B8CD73

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

Greenish Tan color link
Greenish Tan

#BCCB7A

Poprock color link
Poprock

#C0C975

Pale Olive color link
Pale Olive

#B9CC81

Pomelo Olive color link
Pomelo Olive

#BFBD70

Pine Glade color link
Pine Glade

#BDC07E

Wild Willow color link
Wild Willow

#BECA60

Light Olive color link
Light Olive

#ACBF69

Caper color link
Caper

#AFC182

Tan Green color link
Tan Green

#A9BE70

Anise color link
Anise

#A7D67D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B8CD73
  • RGB184, 205, 115
  • CMYK8, 0, 35, 20
  • CSSrgb(184, 205, 115)
  • HSL74°, 47%, 63%
  • HSL Precise74°, 47.368%, 62.745%
  • HSV74°, 44%, 80%
  • HSB74°, 44%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.722
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • GLSLvec3(0.722, 0.804, 0.451)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.722, 0.804, 0.451, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.722, 0.804, 0.451)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB8CD73
  • DECIMAL ID12111219
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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