Information about #B9A15E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#B9A15E falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(185, 161, 94) — 72.5% red, 63.1% green, 36.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 36 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B9A15E reads as a mildly saturated orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Mind on a Million Gold (#BE9D5E). Slightly further away sit Fleetwood (#B99E56) and Travis (#B79E67).

In RGB terms — rgb(185, 161, 94) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B9A15E: 8.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. No one has named #B9A15E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B9A15E color variations

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#B9A15E 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 #B9A15E

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

Fleetwood color link
Fleetwood

#B99E56

Travis color link
Travis

#B79E67

Double Putty color link
Double Putty

#C09B59

Bullet Shell color link
Bullet Shell

#AF9B60

Oxstone color link
Oxstone

#C39D64

Uluru color link
Uluru

#BF9B67

Gimblet color link
Gimblet

#B9AD61

Papier Mache color link
Papier Mache

#B7945D

Safari color link
Safari

#C0A469

#B9A15E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9A15E
  • RGB185, 161, 94
  • CMYK0, 9, 36, 27
  • HSL44°, 39%, 55%
  • HSL Precise44.176°, 39.394%, 54.706%
  • HSV44°, 49%, 73%
  • HSB44°, 49%, 73%
  • HEX IDB9A15E
  • DECIMAL ID12165470
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.9%
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