All About Color Gimblet

#B8B56A

Gimblet is a muted and desaturated green color. It's a versatile and understated color, perfect for creating a subtle and sophisticated ambiance.

About Gimblet

Gimblet is a medium yellow color with the hex code #B8B56A. In RGB it is red 184, green 181, blue 106; in HSL it is hue 58°, saturation 35%, lightness 57%; in CMYK it is 0%, 2%, 42%, 28%. Its contrast ratio is 2.13:1 on white and 9.86:1 on black.

#B8B56A Color Conversion

Hex tripletB8, B5, 6A
CMYK0.00%, 1.63%, 42.39%, 27.84%
RGB Decimal184, 181, 106
HSL58°, 35%, 57%
RGB Octal270, 265, 152
HSV (HSB)57.69°, 42.39%, 72.16%
RGB Binary10111000, 10110101, 1101010
CIE-L*AB72.41, -9.89, 38.50
RGB Percent72.16%, 70.98%, 41.57%
CIE-L*CH72.41, 39.75, 104.41
XYZ38.89, 44.28, 20.13
CIE-L*UV72.41, 5.59, 50.50
xyY0.38, 0.43, 44.28
Hunter-Lab66.54, -12.12, 28.64
RYB42.79%, 72.16%, 41.57%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B8B56A on a dark background: contrast 9.86:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B8B56A on a light background: contrast 2.13:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of Gimblet, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around Gimblet. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#B8B56A · #D6D4A9 · #868441 · #6B6EB8 · #A9AAD6

Analogous palette

#B86B6E · #B88F6B · #B8B56A · #94B86B · #6EB86B

Triadic palette

#B8B56A · #6BB8B5 · #B56BB8 · #D6D4A9 · #A9D6D4

Tetradic palette

#B8B56A · #6BB88F · #6B6EB8 · #B86B94 · #868441

Monochromatic palette

#5D5B2D · #918E46 · #B8B56A · #D1CF9F · #E9E9D2

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