#B9AE2D Hex Color

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Color Name

Olive Yellow*

Hex Color Code

#B9AE2D

RGB Color Code

RGB(185, 174, 45)

CMYK Values*

0.0%, 5.9%, 75.7%, 27.5%

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#B9AE2D hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is B9AE2D?

The RGB color code for color number #B9AE2D is RGB(185, 174, 45). In the RGB color model, #B9AE2D has a red value of 185, a green value of 174, and a blue value of 45. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 5.9% magenta, 75.7% yellow, and 27.5% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 55.3° (degrees), 60.9 % saturation, and 45.1 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #B9AE2D has a hue of 55.3° (degrees), 75.7 % saturation and 72.5 % brightness/value.

Color B9AE2D is cool or warm?

Color B9AE2D is a warm color.

What is the LRV of #B9AE2D? (For interior and product design)

B9AE2D has an LRV of nearly 40.8. By LRV value, it is a medium light color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#B9AE2D

LRV 40.8

Light Color

Compare LRV 40.8 of #B9AE2D with dark and light color

Is #B9AE2D Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color B9AE2D meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #B9AE2D color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #B9AE2D

Hex triplet: #B9AE2D
Red: B9
Green: AE
Blue: 2D

RGBA / RGB rgb(185, 174, 45)

Red: 185 (72.5%)
Green: 174 (68.2%)
Blue: 45 (17.6%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 5.95%
Yellow: 75.68%
Key: 27.45%

HSL hsl(55.29deg, 60.9 %, 45.1 %)

Hue: 55.29°
Saturation: 60.87 %
Lightness: 45.10 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 55.29°
Saturation: 75.68 %
Brightness / Value: 72.55 %

RYB ryb(70, 162, 48)

Red: 70 (27.4%)
Yellow: 162 (63.5%)
Blue: 48 (18.8%)

HWB

Hue: 55.29°
Whiteness: 17.65 %
Blackness: 27.45 %

CMY

Cyan: 27.45%
Magenta: 31.76%
Yellow: 82.35%

XYZ

X: 35.62
Y: 40.78
Z: 8.48

YXY

Y1: 40.78
X: 0.42
Y2: 0.48

CIE-Lab

L: 70.02
A: -10.29
B: 62.91

CIE-Lch

L: 70.02
C: 63.75
H: 99.29

CIE-Luv

L: 70.02
U: 12.7
V: 70.28

Hunter-Lab

L: 63.86
A: -12.19
B: 36.83

Other

LRV: ~ 40.8 %
Munsell Color System: 9.9Y 6.8/8.9

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #B9AE2D

These are the named colors closest to hex B9AE2D, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#C2B709 Color Olive Yellow

96.44% match | ΔE 3.56

#B5A642 Color Brass

96.20% match | ΔE 3.80

#CFB53B Color Old Gold

95.06% match | ΔE 4.94

#C5B358 Color Vegas Gold

94.78% match | ΔE 5.22

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to B9AE2D.

#B8AF23 Color PANTONE 15-0548 TCX - Citronelle

99.03% match | ΔE 0.97

#C7B63C Color PANTONE 15-0646 TCX - Warm Olive

96.96% match | ΔE 3.04

#CCB932 Color PANTONE 15-0635 TCX - Snake Eye

95.95% match | ΔE 4.05

#BCA949 Color PANTONE 15-0643 TCX - Cress Green

95.65% match | ΔE 4.35

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to B9AE2D.

#B5AC31 Color RAL 100 70 60 - New Green

98.95% match | ΔE 1.05

#BEA932 Color RAL 095 70 60 - Papaya Yellow Green

96.95% match | ΔE 3.05

#B6AC4B Color RAL 100 70 50 - Dill Green

96.34% match | ΔE 3.66

#C3AA00 Color RAL 095 70 70 - Bronze Green

95.57% match | ΔE 4.43

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to B9AE2D.

#B4A91F Color PANTONE 7766 C

98.41% match | ΔE 1.59

#BBB323 Color PANTONE 7765 C

98.19% match | ΔE 1.81

#BFB000 Color PANTONE 10111 C

97.19% match | ΔE 2.81

#ADA400 Color PANTONE 398 C

96.54% match | ΔE 3.46

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to B9AE2D.

#C8C83E Color BS 12-E-51 - Citrine

93.01% match | ΔE 6.99

#AE9B46 Color BS 10-C-35 - Golden Bronze

92.49% match | ΔE 7.51

Paint color for Hex #B9AE2D

These are the real paint colors closest to hex B9AE2D from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from B9AE2D once it is on a wall.

Behr

Hex color B9AE2D similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #B9AE2D to Behr

#B2AC31 Color Green Neon (P340-6)

98.27% match | ΔE 1.73

#A9A52A Color Venom (P340-7)

96.39% match | ΔE 3.61

#BFA940 Color Margarita (P330-6)

95.98% match | ΔE 4.02

#C4AA27 Color Citronette (HDC-MD-03)

95.80% match | ΔE 4.20

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color B9AE2D similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #B9AE2D to Dunn-Edwards

#C1B23E Color Pesto (DE 5474)

97.89% match | ΔE 2.11

#BBA528 Color Pickle Juice (DE 5468)

96.30% match | ΔE 3.70

#AEA132 Color Martian (DE 5475)

95.93% match | ΔE 4.07

#CEB736 Color Yellow Stone (DE 5467)

95.55% match | ΔE 4.45

Sherwin Williams

Hex color B9AE2D similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #B9AE2D to Sherwin Williams

#C6B836 Color Humorous Green (SW 6918)

97.00% match | ΔE 3.00

#C4B146 Color Hep Green (SW 6704)

96.60% match | ΔE 3.40

#CEBC55 Color Limón Fresco (SW 9030)

94.55% match | ΔE 5.45

#B4B05A Color Parakeet (SW 6711)

94.15% match | ΔE 5.85

Benjamin Moore

Hex color B9AE2D similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #B9AE2D to Benjamin Moore

#C1B400 Color Chartreuse (2024-10)

96.76% match | ΔE 3.24

#CDBC47 Color Bright Gold (371)

95.43% match | ΔE 4.57

#CCBB0E Color Eve Green (2024-20)

95.02% match | ΔE 4.98

#AEA44A Color Olive Tree (392)

94.69% match | ΔE 5.31

Valspar

Hex color B9AE2D similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #B9AE2D to Valspar

#B1B323 Color Asparagus (6008-8C)

96.54% match | ΔE 3.46

#BCA62A Color Verde (8001-26F)

96.45% match | ΔE 3.55

#C6C13B Color Parsley Sprig (6008-8B)

94.90% match | ΔE 5.10

#BFA303 Color La Vida (8001-25F)

94.49% match | ΔE 5.51

PPG Paints

Hex color B9AE2D similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #B9AE2D to PPG Paints

#AAAC32 Color Willow Herb (PPG17-26)

96.16% match | ΔE 3.84

#BEB755 Color Parachute (PPG1218-5)

95.43% match | ΔE 4.57

#B8A02A Color Pollination (PPG1215-7)

94.89% match | ΔE 5.11

#CEB02A Color Grass Daisy (PPG1215-6)

94.55% match | ΔE 5.45

Farrow & Ball

Hex color B9AE2D similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #B9AE2D to Farrow & Ball

#C1C365 Color Acid Drop (9908)

92.06% match | ΔE 7.94

#DACB7B Color Citrona (CC3)

89.56% match | ΔE 10.44

#E0BE6E Color Corngold (9915)

88.90% match | ΔE 11.10

#E8C266 Color Babouche (223)

88.64% match | ΔE 11.36

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#B9AE2D color palettes and scheme combination

3E3A0F

676119

908723

B9AE2D

D2C747

DCD470

E6E099

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

B92D38

B9682D

B9AE2D

7EB92D

38B92D

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

B9AE2D

2DB9AE

AE2DB9

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

B9AE2D

2DB968

2D38B9

B92D7E

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

B9AE2D

C0B642

C7BE57

CEC66C

D5CE81

DCD696

E3DEAB

EAE6C0

F1EED5

F8F6EA

FFFFFF

Olive Yellow* - #B9AE2D Tints

B9AE2D

A69C28

948B24

81791F

6F681B

5C5716

494511

37340D

252209

121104

000000

Olive Yellow* - #B9AE2D Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#B9AE2D

Olive Yellow*

#2D38B9

Persian Blue*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #B9AE2D?

Color that best contrast with #B9AE2D is #2D38B9, color name is Persian Blue*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.