Information about #B6C987 color

#B6C987 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B6C987 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(182, 201, 135) — 71.4% red, 78.8% green, 52.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 7 / 0 / 26 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A moderately toned zesty chartreuse, #B6C987 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 almost identical to Pale Olive (#B9CC81). Slightly further away sit Pastel Avocado (#B1C086) and Caper (#AFC182).

In RGB terms — rgb(182, 201, 135) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 11.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B6C987 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B6C987 color variations

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

#B6C987 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 #B6C987

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

Pale Olive color link
Pale Olive

#B9CC81

Caper color link
Caper

#AFC182

Greenish Tan color link
Greenish Tan

#BCCB7A

Pine Glade color link
Pine Glade

#BDC07E

Pastel Olive color link
Pastel Olive

#BCBC82

Sprout Pine color link
Sprout Pine

#A8CB8D

Nirvana color link
Nirvana

#C3BF8B

Sage color link
Sage

#BCB88A

Fawn Green color link
Fawn Green

#BCB88F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B6C987
  • RGB182, 201, 135
  • CMYK7, 0, 26, 21
  • CSSrgb(182, 201, 135)
  • HSL77°, 38%, 66%
  • HSL Precise77.273°, 37.931%, 65.882%
  • HSV77°, 33%, 79%
  • HSB77°, 33%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • GLSLvec3(0.714, 0.788, 0.529)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.714, 0.788, 0.529, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.714, 0.788, 0.529)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.9%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB6C987
  • DECIMAL ID11979143
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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