Information about #B9C5A5 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#B9C5A5 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(185, 197, 165) — 72.5% red, 77.3% green, 64.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 5 / 0 / 13 / 23. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B9C5A5 reads as a gently muted chartreuse and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pale Leaf (#BDCAA8). Slightly further away sit Beryl Green (#BCBFA8) and Pixie Green (#BBCDA5).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(185, 197, 165)), which gives #B9C5A5 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 11.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.8:1. #B9C5A5 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B9C5A5 color variations

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

#B9C5A5 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B9C5A5 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B9C5A5 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B9C5A5 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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#B9C5A5 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 #B9C5A5

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

Pale Leaf color link
Pale Leaf

#BDCAA8

Beryl Green color link
Beryl Green

#BCBFA8

Pixie Green color link
Pixie Green

#BBCDA5

Soft Apple color link
Soft Apple

#B8CA9D

Kidnapper color link
Kidnapper

#BFC0AB

Aspiring color link
Aspiring

#BBBBA1

Quarter Lemon Grass color link
Quarter Lemon Grass

#BABEAF

Ash color link
Ash

#BEBAA7

Mist Grey color link
Mist Grey

#BAB9A9

Rainee color link
Rainee

#B3C1B1

Bone White color link
Bone White

#B8B7A6

Quarter Grey Olive color link
Quarter Grey Olive

#C2BCAB

#B9C5A5 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9C5A5
  • RGB185, 197, 165
  • CMYK5, 0, 13, 23
  • CSSrgb(185, 197, 165)
  • HSL83°, 22%, 71%
  • HSL Precise82.5°, 21.622%, 70.98%
  • HSV83°, 16%, 77%
  • HSB83°, 16%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.773, 0.647)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.773, 0.647, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.773, 0.647)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB64.7%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB9C5A5
  • DECIMAL ID12174757
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers40 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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