Information about #B9A56A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B9A56A belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(185, 165, 106) — 72.5% red, 64.7% green, 41.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 8 / 31 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B9A56A reads as a softly balanced orange and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Pale Oak (#BBA46D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Safari (#C0A469) and Travis (#B79E67).

In RGB terms — rgb(185, 165, 106) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #B9A56A background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.4:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B9A56A color variations

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

#B9A56A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B9A56A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B9A56A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B9A56A 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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#B9A56A 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 #B9A56A

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

Pale Oak color link
Pale Oak

#BBA46D

Safari color link
Safari

#C0A469

Travis color link
Travis

#B79E67

Double Canterbury Clay color link
Double Canterbury Clay

#B89F6F

Iko color link
Iko

#B3AB6E

Coromandel color link
Coromandel

#B9A873

Goldie color link
Goldie

#B39B69

Gimblet color link
Gimblet

#B9AD61

Uluru color link
Uluru

#BF9B67

Khaki color link
Khaki

#ADA96E

Camel color link
Camel

#C19A6B

Piha Sand color link
Piha Sand

#B7A077

#B9A56A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9A56A
  • RGB185, 165, 106
  • CMYK0, 8, 31, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 165, 106)
  • HSL45°, 36%, 57%
  • HSL Precise44.81°, 36.073%, 57.059%
  • HSV45°, 43%, 73%
  • HSB45°, 43%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.647, 0.416)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.647, 0.416, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.647, 0.416)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB41.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB9A56A
  • DECIMAL ID12166506
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers26 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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