Information about #B2AF8E color

#B2AF8E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B2AF8E falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(178, 175, 142) — 69.8% red, 68.6% green, 55.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 14 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B2AF8E reads as a softly toned sunny yellow and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Earthstone (#B5AF8B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Toi (#B7AD8B) and Eagle (#B0AC94).

The recipe behind #B2AF8E is rgb(178, 175, 142), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B2AF8E: 9.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. #B2AF8E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B2AF8E color variations

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

#B2AF8E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B2AF8E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B2AF8E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B2AF8E 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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#B2AF8E 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 #B2AF8E

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

Earthstone color link
Earthstone

#B5AF8B

Toi color link
Toi

#B7AD8B

Eagle color link
Eagle

#B0AC94

Bison Hide color link
Bison Hide

#B5AC94

Chino color link
Chino

#B8AD8A

Overland color link
Overland

#B2AA94

Half Grey Olive color link
Half Grey Olive

#B1AB95

Bland color link
Bland

#AFA88B

Mandrake color link
Mandrake

#B0A994

Double Tea color link
Double Tea

#B2A894

Glitterati color link
Glitterati

#B3AD97

Drought color link
Drought

#B8A88F

#B2AF8E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B2AF8E
  • RGB178, 175, 142
  • CMYK0, 1, 14, 30
  • CSSrgb(178, 175, 142)
  • HSL55°, 19%, 63%
  • HSL Precise55°, 18.947%, 62.745%
  • HSV55°, 20%, 70%
  • HSB55°, 20%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • GLSLvec3(0.698, 0.686, 0.557)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.698, 0.686, 0.557, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.698, 0.686, 0.557)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB2AF8E
  • DECIMAL ID11710350
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited3 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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