Information about #B99E6B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#B99E6B falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(185, 158, 107) — 72.5% red, 62% green, 42% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 11 / 31 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B99E6B reads as a moderately toned amber-leaning orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. 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 Double Canterbury Clay (#B89F6F). Slightly further away sit Travis (#B79E67) and Pale Oak (#BBA46D).

In RGB terms — rgb(185, 158, 107) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B99E6B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B99E6B color variations

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

#B99E6B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B99E6B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B99E6B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B99E6B 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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#B99E6B 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 #B99E6B

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

Double Canterbury Clay color link
Double Canterbury Clay

#B89F6F

Travis color link
Travis

#B79E67

Pale Oak color link
Pale Oak

#BBA46D

Goldie color link
Goldie

#B39B69

Uluru color link
Uluru

#BF9B67

Camel color link
Camel

#C19A6B

Dust color link
Dust

#B2996E

Safari color link
Safari

#C0A469

Griffin Oak color link
Griffin Oak

#B99B74

Oxstone color link
Oxstone

#C39D64

Triple Canterbury Clay color link
Triple Canterbury Clay

#B59465

Piha Sand color link
Piha Sand

#B7A077

#B99E6B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B99E6B
  • RGB185, 158, 107
  • CMYK0, 11, 31, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 158, 107)
  • HSL39°, 36%, 57%
  • HSL Precise39.231°, 35.78%, 57.255%
  • HSV39°, 42%, 73%
  • HSB39°, 42%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.620, 0.420)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.620, 0.420, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.620, 0.420)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB99E6B
  • DECIMAL ID12164715
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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