Information about #B9CEAD color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B9CEAD belongs to the Chartreuse Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(185, 206, 173) (72.5% red, 80.8% green, 67.8% blue), or CMYK 8 / 0 / 13 / 19 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#B9CEAD presents itself as a moderately toned zesty chartreuse — one that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Pale Leaf (#BDCAA8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pixie Green (#BBCDA5) and Clay Ash (#BDC8B3).

In RGB terms — rgb(185, 206, 173) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #B9CEAD background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 12.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.7:1. No one has named #B9CEAD so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B9CEAD color variations

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

#B9CEAD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B9CEAD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B9CEAD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B9CEAD 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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#B9CEAD 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 #B9CEAD

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

Pixie Green color link
Pixie Green

#BBCDA5

Clay Ash color link
Clay Ash

#BDC8B3

Sprout color link
Sprout

#C1D7B0

Cooled Green color link
Cooled Green

#C4D3B4

Gum Leaf color link
Gum Leaf

#ACC9B2

Rainee color link
Rainee

#B3C1B1

Surf color link
Surf

#B8D4BB

Tasman color link
Tasman

#BAC0B3

Kidnapper color link
Kidnapper

#BFC0AB

Enigma green color link
Enigma green

#AEC5B3

Pumice color link
Pumice

#BAC0B4

#B9CEAD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9CEAD
  • RGB185, 206, 173
  • CMYK8, 0, 13, 19
  • CSSrgb(185, 206, 173)
  • HSL98°, 25%, 74%
  • HSL Precise98.182°, 25.191%, 74.314%
  • HSV98°, 16%, 81%
  • HSB98°, 16%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.808
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.808, 0.678)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.808, 0.678, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.808, 0.678)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB9CEAD
  • DECIMAL ID12177069
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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