Information about #B9895F color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B9895F is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(185, 137, 95) (72.5% red, 53.7% green, 37.3% blue), or CMYK 0 / 19 / 35 / 27 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B9895F reads as a softly balanced amber-leaning orange and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Gold Coast (#B38B5E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Deer (#BA8759) and Soft Brown (#B7825F).

The recipe behind #B9895F is rgb(185, 137, 95), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #B9895F background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.8:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.1:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B9895F color variations

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

#B9895F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B9895F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B9895F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B9895F 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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#B9895F 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 #B9895F

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

Gold Coast color link
Gold Coast

#B38B5E

Deer color link
Deer

#BA8759

Soft Brown color link
Soft Brown

#B7825F

Alamo color link
Alamo

#BA8C66

Kalgoorie Sands color link
Kalgoorie Sands

#BB8B67

Earth Brown color link
Earth Brown

#BC815F

Barley Corn color link
Barley Corn

#B6935C

Papier Mache color link
Papier Mache

#B7945D

Triple Canterbury Clay color link
Triple Canterbury Clay

#B59465

Twine color link
Twine

#C19156

Honey Mustard color link
Honey Mustard

#B68F52

Light Taupe color link
Light Taupe

#B38B6D

#B9895F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9895F
  • RGB185, 137, 95
  • CMYK0, 19, 35, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 137, 95)
  • HSL28°, 39%, 55%
  • HSL Precise28°, 39.13%, 54.902%
  • HSV28°, 49%, 73%
  • HSB28°, 49%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.373
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.537, 0.373)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.537, 0.373, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.537, 0.373)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB37.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB9895F
  • DECIMAL ID12159327
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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