Information about #B09B8B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#B09B8B falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(176, 155, 139) — 69% red, 60.8% green, 54.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 8 / 15 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B09B8B presents itself as a softly toned warm orange — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Ivory Brown (#B09B8C). Slightly further away sit Sandcastle (#B29F89) and Quarter Nullarbor (#B29F88).

The recipe behind #B09B8B is rgb(176, 155, 139), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B09B8B: 7.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B09B8B color variations

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

#B09B8B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B09B8B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B09B8B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B09B8B 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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#B09B8B 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 #B09B8B

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

Ivory Brown color link
Ivory Brown

#B09B8C

Sandcastle color link
Sandcastle

#B29F89

Quarter Nullarbor color link
Quarter Nullarbor

#B29F88

Gilded Beige color link
Gilded Beige

#B39F8D

Del Rio color link
Del Rio

#B5998E

Triple Tea color link
Triple Tea

#AA9F8B

Cougar color link
Cougar

#AAA08D

Thatch color link
Thatch

#B1948F

Paperback color link
Paperback

#B3A190

Grullo color link
Grullo

#A99A86

Double Sisal color link
Double Sisal

#B2A286

Effervescent color link
Effervescent

#A8988E

#B09B8B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B09B8B
  • RGB176, 155, 139
  • CMYK0, 8, 15, 31
  • CSSrgb(176, 155, 139)
  • HSL26°, 19%, 62%
  • HSL Precise25.946°, 18.974%, 61.765%
  • HSV26°, 21%, 69%
  • HSB26°, 21%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.690
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • GLSLvec3(0.690, 0.608, 0.545)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.690, 0.608, 0.545, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.690, 0.608, 0.545)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB09B8B
  • DECIMAL ID11574155
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers23 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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