Information about #B9998B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B9998B belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(185, 153, 139) (72.5% red, 60% green, 54.5% blue), or CMYK 0 / 13 / 18 / 27 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A calm, restrained amber-leaning orange, #B9998B appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Del Rio (#B5998E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Mushroom (#BA9E88) and Gilded Beige (#B39F8D).

In RGB terms — rgb(185, 153, 139) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #B9998B background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.6:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B9998B color variations

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

#B9998B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B9998B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B9998B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B9998B 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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#B9998B 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 #B9998B

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

Del Rio color link
Del Rio

#B5998E

Mushroom color link
Mushroom

#BA9E88

Gilded Beige color link
Gilded Beige

#B39F8D

Ivory Brown color link
Ivory Brown

#B09B8C

Sandcastle color link
Sandcastle

#B29F89

Quarter Nullarbor color link
Quarter Nullarbor

#B29F88

Quicksand color link
Quicksand

#C3988B

Rustic Beige color link
Rustic Beige

#BBA084

Thatch color link
Thatch

#B1948F

Nude Brown color link
Nude Brown

#BC9E82

Okey Dokey color link
Okey Dokey

#BCA184

Paperback color link
Paperback

#B3A190

#B9998B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9998B
  • RGB185, 153, 139
  • CMYK0, 13, 18, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 153, 139)
  • HSL18°, 25%, 64%
  • HSL Precise18.261°, 24.731%, 63.529%
  • HSV18°, 25%, 73%
  • HSB18°, 25%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.600, 0.545)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.600, 0.545, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.600, 0.545)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB9998B
  • DECIMAL ID12163467
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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