Information about #B3AC72 color

#B3AC72 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B3AC72 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(179, 172, 114) — 70.2% red, 67.5% green, 44.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 3 / 25 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B3AC72 reads as a mildly saturated sunny yellow and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Iko (#B3AB6E). Slightly further away sit Coromandel (#B9A873) and Khaki (#ADA96E).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(179, 172, 114)), which gives #B3AC72 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B3AC72: 9.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. No one has named #B3AC72 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B3AC72 color variations

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

#B3AC72 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #B3AC72

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

Iko color link
Iko

#B3AB6E

Coromandel color link
Coromandel

#B9A873

Khaki color link
Khaki

#ADA96E

Pale Oak color link
Pale Oak

#BBA46D

Misty Moss color link
Misty Moss

#BBB477

Piha Sand color link
Piha Sand

#B7A077

Golden Green color link
Golden Green

#BDB369

Dark Khaki color link
Dark Khaki

#BDB76B

Safari color link
Safari

#C0A469

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B3AC72
  • RGB179, 172, 114
  • CMYK0, 3, 25, 30
  • CSSrgb(179, 172, 114)
  • HSL54°, 30%, 57%
  • HSL Precise53.538°, 29.954%, 57.451%
  • HSV54°, 36%, 70%
  • HSB54°, 36%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.675, 0.447)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.675, 0.447, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.675, 0.447)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB44.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB3AC72
  • DECIMAL ID11775090
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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