Information about #B98774 color

#B98774 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B98774 falls into the Orange Color FamilyMild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(185, 135, 116) — 72.5% red, 52.9% green, 45.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 20 / 27 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B98774 reads as a softly balanced amber-leaning 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 Brandy Rose (#B6857A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Light Taupe (#B38B6D) and Ash Rose (#B5817D).

The recipe behind #B98774 is rgb(185, 135, 116), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B98774: 6.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B98774 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B98774 color variations

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

#B98774 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 #B98774

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

Brandy Rose color link
Brandy Rose

#B6857A

Light Taupe color link
Light Taupe

#B38B6D

Ash Rose color link
Ash Rose

#B5817D

Bonanza color link
Bonanza

#B77D6E

Autumn Beige color link
Autumn Beige

#AF8D7A

Alamo color link
Alamo

#BA8C66

Old Rose color link
Old Rose

#C08081

White Tea color link
White Tea

#C48E69

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B98774
  • RGB185, 135, 116
  • CMYK0, 20, 27, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 135, 116)
  • HSL17°, 33%, 59%
  • HSL Precise16.522°, 33.014%, 59.02%
  • HSV17°, 37%, 73%
  • HSB17°, 37%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.529, 0.455)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.529, 0.455, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.529, 0.455)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB98774
  • DECIMAL ID12158836
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01