Information about #B9DB8D color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B9DB8D is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(185, 219, 141) — 72.5% red, 85.9% green, 55.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 13 / 0 / 31 / 14. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B9DB8D presents itself as a confidently colored zesty chartreuse — one that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Light Chartreuse Green (#B9E78B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Light Pistachio (#AEE78B) and Light Spring Bud (#C5E78B).

The recipe behind #B9DB8D is rgb(185, 219, 141), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 13.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.5:1. No one has named #B9DB8D so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B9DB8D color variations

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

#B9DB8D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B9DB8D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B9DB8D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B9DB8D 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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#B9DB8D 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 #B9DB8D

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

Light Chartreuse Green color link
Light Chartreuse Green

#B9E78B

Light Pistachio color link
Light Pistachio

#AEE78B

Light Spring Bud color link
Light Spring Bud

#C5E78B

Medium Spring Bud color link
Medium Spring Bud

#C9DC87

Pale Olive color link
Pale Olive

#B9CC81

Light Grey Green color link
Light Grey Green

#B7E1A1

Pale Olive Green color link
Pale Olive Green

#B1D27B

Feijoa color link
Feijoa

#A5D785

Springtide Green color link
Springtide Green

#C8CB8E

Sprout Pine color link
Sprout Pine

#A8CB8D

Soft Apple color link
Soft Apple

#B8CA9D

Sulu color link
Sulu

#C6EA80

#B9DB8D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9DB8D
  • RGB185, 219, 141
  • CMYK13, 0, 31, 14
  • CSSrgb(185, 219, 141)
  • HSL86°, 52%, 71%
  • HSL Precise86.154°, 52%, 70.588%
  • HSV86°, 36%, 86%
  • HSB86°, 36%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.859
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.859, 0.553)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.859, 0.553, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.859, 0.553)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB85.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.3%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB9DB8D
  • DECIMAL ID12180365
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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