Information about #B3AA09 color

#B3AA09 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B3AA09 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(179, 170, 9) — 70.2% red, 66.7% green, 3.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 4 / 67 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A intensely saturated sunny yellow, #B3AA09 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Muddy Yellow (#BFAC05). Slightly further away sit Strong Olive (#A8A800) and Puke (#A5A502).

The recipe behind #B3AA09 is rgb(179, 170, 9), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B3AA09: 8.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. No one has named #B3AA09 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B3AA09 color variations

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

#B3AA09 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B3AA09 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B3AA09 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B3AA09 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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#B3AA09 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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#5609B3
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#0967B3
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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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#12B309
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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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#B30967
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Nearest named colors to #B3AA09

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

Muddy Yellow color link
Muddy Yellow

#BFAC05

Strong Olive color link
Strong Olive

#A8A800

Puke color link
Puke

#A5A502

Snot color link
Snot

#ACBB0D

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

Olive Yellow color link
Olive Yellow

#C2B709

Light Gold color link
Light Gold

#B29700

Vomit color link
Vomit

#A2A415

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Brownish Yellow color link
Brownish Yellow

#C9B003

La Rioja color link
La Rioja

#BAC00E

Citrus color link
Citrus

#9FB70A

#B3AA09 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B3AA09
  • RGB179, 170, 9
  • CMYK0, 4, 67, 30
  • CSSrgb(179, 170, 9)
  • HSL57°, 90%, 37%
  • HSL Precise56.824°, 90.426%, 36.863%
  • HSV57°, 95%, 70%
  • HSB57°, 95%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.035
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.667, 0.035)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.667, 0.035, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.667, 0.035)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB3.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB3AA09
  • DECIMAL ID11774473
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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