Information about #B9BE88 color

#B9BE88 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B9BE88 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(185, 190, 136) (72.5% red, 74.5% green, 53.3% blue), or CMYK 2 / 0 / 21 / 25 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A mildly saturated sunny yellow, #B9BE88 floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Sage (#BCB88A). Nearby in the Register you will also find Pastel Olive (#BCBC82) and Pastel Avocado (#B1C086).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(185, 190, 136)), which gives #B9BE88 its character. If you plan to put text on a #B9BE88 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B9BE88 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B9BE88 color variations

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

#B9BE88 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B9BE88 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B9BE88 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B9BE88 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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#B9BE88 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 #B9BE88

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

Sage color link
Sage

#BCB88A

Pastel Olive color link
Pastel Olive

#BCBC82

Pastel Avocado color link
Pastel Avocado

#B1C086

Fawn Green color link
Fawn Green

#BCB88F

Underside Of Willow Leaves color link
Underside Of Willow Leaves

#BCB58C

Coriander color link
Coriander

#BBB58D

Nirvana color link
Nirvana

#C3BF8B

Pine Glade color link
Pine Glade

#BDC07E

Caper color link
Caper

#AFC182

Stone Age color link
Stone Age

#B6B285

Pale Olive color link
Pale Olive

#B9CC81

Matchstick color link
Matchstick

#C3B38D

#B9BE88 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9BE88
  • RGB185, 190, 136
  • CMYK2, 0, 21, 25
  • CSSrgb(185, 190, 136)
  • HSL66°, 29%, 64%
  • HSL Precise65.556°, 29.348%, 63.922%
  • HSV66°, 28%, 75%
  • HSB66°, 28%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.745, 0.533)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.745, 0.533, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.745, 0.533)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB53.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB9BE88
  • DECIMAL ID12172936
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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