Information about #B49935 color

#B49935 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B49935 falls into the Yellow Color FamilyModerate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(180, 153, 53) — 70.6% red, 60% green, 20.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 11 / 50 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B49935 is a pleasantly vivid yellow that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Karma (#B6A237). Slightly further away sit Antique Gold (#B0903D) and Hokey Pokey (#BB8E34).

In RGB terms — rgb(180, 153, 53) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B49935: 7.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. No one has named #B49935 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B49935 color variations

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

#B49935 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #B49935

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

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Antique Gold color link
Antique Gold

#B0903D

Hokey Pokey color link
Hokey Pokey

#BB8E34

Roti color link
Roti

#B69642

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Nugget color link
Nugget

#BC9229

Reef Gold color link
Reef Gold

#A98D36

Rustic Gold color link
Rustic Gold

#C2A03D

Alpine color link
Alpine

#AD8A3B

Classius color link
Classius

#B38D42

Pizza color link
Pizza

#BF8D3C

Luxor Gold color link
Luxor Gold

#AB8D3F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B49935
  • RGB180, 153, 53
  • CMYK0, 11, 50, 29
  • CSSrgb(180, 153, 53)
  • HSL47°, 55%, 46%
  • HSL Precise47.244°, 54.506%, 45.686%
  • HSV47°, 71%, 71%
  • HSB47°, 71%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.208
  • GLSLvec3(0.706, 0.600, 0.208)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.706, 0.600, 0.208, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.706, 0.600, 0.208)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB20.8%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB49935
  • DECIMAL ID11835701
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01