Information about #B96955 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B96955 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(185, 105, 85) — 72.5% red, 41.2% green, 33.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 31 / 39 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A confidently colored earthy red, #B96955 sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. 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 a hair away from Clay (#B66A50). Nearby in the Register you will also find Electric Brown (#B56257) and Santa Fe (#B16D52).

In RGB terms — rgb(185, 105, 85) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.0:1. No one has named #B96955 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B96955 color variations

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

#B96955 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B96955 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B96955 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B96955 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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#B96955 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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#5573B9
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#55B99B
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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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#B95573
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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
#B96955
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#55B969
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#6955B9
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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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#A5B955
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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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#73B955
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#9B55B9
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Nearest named colors to #B96955

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

Clay color link
Clay

#B66A50

Electric Brown color link
Electric Brown

#B56257

Santa Fe color link
Santa Fe

#B16D52

Apricot Brandy color link
Apricot Brandy

#C26A5A

Water Persimmon color link
Water Persimmon

#B56C60

Sunburnt Salmon color link
Sunburnt Salmon

#BF6C4A

Brown Sugar color link
Brown Sugar

#AF6E4D

Adobe color link
Adobe

#BD6C48

Claypot color link
Claypot

#AB6950

Earth Red color link
Earth Red

#BF5B53

Pastel Blood color link
Pastel Blood

#BD5F60

Orange Salmon color link
Orange Salmon

#C47451

#B96955 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B96955
  • RGB185, 105, 85
  • CMYK0, 31, 39, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 105, 85)
  • HSL12°, 42%, 53%
  • HSL Precise12°, 41.667%, 52.941%
  • HSV12°, 54%, 73%
  • HSB12°, 54%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.412
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.412, 0.333)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.412, 0.333, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.412, 0.333)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.3%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB96955
  • DECIMAL ID12151125
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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