Information about #B9A513 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B9A513 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(185, 165, 19) — 72.5% red, 64.7% green, 7.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 8 / 65 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B9A513 is a vivid, lively yellow that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Gold Foil (#BD9B16). Slightly further away sit Buddha Gold (#BC9B1B) and Ocher (#BF9B0C).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(185, 165, 19)), which gives #B9A513 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B9A513: 8.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. No one has named #B9A513 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B9A513 color variations

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

#B9A513 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B9A513 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B9A513 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B9A513 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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#B9A513 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 #B9A513

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

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

Cookie Brown color link
Cookie Brown

#C7A317

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Muddy Yellow color link
Muddy Yellow

#BFAC05

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

Ocre color link
Ocre

#C69C04

Funk color link
Funk

#C6AA24

Lemon Curry color link
Lemon Curry

#CCA01D

Olive Yellow color link
Olive Yellow

#C2B709

#B9A513 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9A513
  • RGB185, 165, 19
  • CMYK0, 8, 65, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 165, 19)
  • HSL53°, 81%, 40%
  • HSL Precise52.771°, 81.373%, 40%
  • HSV53°, 90%, 73%
  • HSB53°, 90%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.075
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.647, 0.075)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.647, 0.075, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.647, 0.075)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB9A513
  • DECIMAL ID12166419
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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