Information about #B3A879 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#B3A879 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(179, 168, 121) — 70.2% red, 65.9% green, 47.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 4 / 23 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A mildly saturated sunny yellow, #B3A879 carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Coromandel (#B9A873). Slightly further away sit Piha Sand (#B7A077) and Iko (#B3AB6E).

The recipe behind #B3A879 is rgb(179, 168, 121), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 8.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.4:1. #B3A879 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B3A879 color variations

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

#B3A879 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B3A879 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B3A879 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B3A879 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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#B3A879 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 #B3A879

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

Coromandel color link
Coromandel

#B9A873

Piha Sand color link
Piha Sand

#B7A077

Iko color link
Iko

#B3AB6E

Taupe color link
Taupe

#B9A281

Grayish Olive color link
Grayish Olive

#A8A87D

Doeskin color link
Doeskin

#B6A081

Shelter color link
Shelter

#B4A183

Khaki color link
Khaki

#ADA96E

Howlin Wolf color link
Howlin Wolf

#B79F81

Navarone color link
Navarone

#B9A584

Quarter Crisp Green color link
Quarter Crisp Green

#B8B47B

Dull Beige color link
Dull Beige

#BAA182

#B3A879 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B3A879
  • RGB179, 168, 121
  • CMYK0, 4, 23, 30
  • CSSrgb(179, 168, 121)
  • HSL49°, 28%, 59%
  • HSL Precise48.621°, 27.619%, 58.824%
  • HSV49°, 32%, 70%
  • HSB49°, 32%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.659, 0.475)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.659, 0.475, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.659, 0.475)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB3A879
  • DECIMAL ID11774073
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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