Information about #B39556 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#B39556 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(179, 149, 86) — 70.2% red, 58.4% green, 33.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 12 / 36 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B39556 reads as a moderately toned warm orange and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Barley Corn (#B6935C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Honey Mustard (#B68F52) and Papier Mache (#B7945D).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(179, 149, 86)), which gives #B39556 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B39556: 7.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for white. #B39556 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B39556 color variations

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

#B39556 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B39556 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B39556 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B39556 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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#B39556 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 #B39556

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

Barley Corn color link
Barley Corn

#B6935C

Honey Mustard color link
Honey Mustard

#B68F52

Papier Mache color link
Papier Mache

#B7945D

Maple Syrup color link
Maple Syrup

#BB9351

Fleetwood color link
Fleetwood

#B99E56

Husk color link
Husk

#B2994B

Bullet Shell color link
Bullet Shell

#AF9B60

Gold Coast color link
Gold Coast

#B38B5E

Dark Sand color link
Dark Sand

#A88F59

Matte Goldenrod color link
Matte Goldenrod

#B7984A

Dark Beige color link
Dark Beige

#AC9362

Golden Quartz Ochre color link
Golden Quartz Ochre

#AA8A58

#B39556 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B39556
  • RGB179, 149, 86
  • CMYK0, 12, 36, 30
  • CSSrgb(179, 149, 86)
  • HSL41°, 38%, 52%
  • HSL Precise40.645°, 37.959%, 51.961%
  • HSV41°, 52%, 70%
  • HSB41°, 52%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.584, 0.337)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.584, 0.337, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.584, 0.337)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB39556
  • DECIMAL ID11769174
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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