Information about #B9C597 color

#B9C597 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B9C597 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(185, 197, 151) — 72.5% red, 77.3% green, 59.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 5 / 0 / 18 / 23. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#B9C597 is a moderately toned zesty chartreuse that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Gooseberry (#BFC298). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Soft Apple (#B8CA9D) and Aspiring (#BBBBA1).

In RGB terms — rgb(185, 197, 151) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B9C597: 11.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. #B9C597 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B9C597 color variations

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

#B9C597 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B9C597 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B9C597 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B9C597 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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#B9C597 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 #B9C597

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

Gooseberry color link
Gooseberry

#BFC298

Soft Apple color link
Soft Apple

#B8CA9D

Aspiring color link
Aspiring

#BBBBA1

Fawn Green color link
Fawn Green

#BCB88F

Pixie Green color link
Pixie Green

#BBCDA5

Nirvana color link
Nirvana

#C3BF8B

Double Fossil color link
Double Fossil

#C2B89E

Beachcomber color link
Beachcomber

#C7BA95

Half Hillary color link
Half Hillary

#B9B398

Pale Leaf color link
Pale Leaf

#BDCAA8

Beryl Green color link
Beryl Green

#BCBFA8

Springtide Green color link
Springtide Green

#C8CB8E

#B9C597 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9C597
  • RGB185, 197, 151
  • CMYK5, 0, 18, 23
  • CSSrgb(185, 197, 151)
  • HSL76°, 28%, 68%
  • HSL Precise75.652°, 28.395%, 68.235%
  • HSV76°, 23%, 77%
  • HSB76°, 23%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.773, 0.592)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.773, 0.592, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.773, 0.592)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB59.2%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB9C597
  • DECIMAL ID12174743
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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