Information about #B9A4A1 color

#B9A4A1 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B9A4A1 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(185, 164, 161) — 72.5% red, 64.3% green, 63.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 8 / 9 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A gently muted red, #B9A4A1 floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Martini (#B7A8A3). Nearby in the Register you will also find Fashion Mauve (#B5A8A8) and Quarter Pravda (#B4AB9E).

In RGB terms — rgb(185, 164, 161) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #B9A4A1 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B9A4A1 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B9A4A1 color variations

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

#B9A4A1 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B9A4A1 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B9A4A1 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B9A4A1 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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#B9A4A1 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 #B9A4A1

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

Martini color link
Martini

#B7A8A3

Fashion Mauve color link
Fashion Mauve

#B5A8A8

Quarter Pravda color link
Quarter Pravda

#B4AB9E

Pristine Lavender color link
Pristine Lavender

#B2A49B

Silk color link
Silk

#BBADA1

Quarter Stonewashed color link
Quarter Stonewashed

#B2A99D

Double Milestone color link
Double Milestone

#B1A09C

Cloudy color link
Cloudy

#B0A99F

Half Napa color link
Half Napa

#B4AD9E

Bedrock color link
Bedrock

#B3AC9C

Joss color link
Joss

#B9A896

Eighth Stonewall color link
Eighth Stonewall

#B2AD9E

#B9A4A1 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9A4A1
  • RGB185, 164, 161
  • CMYK0, 8, 9, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 164, 161)
  • HSL8°, 15%, 68%
  • HSL Precise7.5°, 14.634%, 67.843%
  • HSV8°, 13%, 73%
  • HSB8°, 13%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.631
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.643, 0.631)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.643, 0.631, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.643, 0.631)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB63.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB9A4A1
  • DECIMAL ID12166305
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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