Information about #B9A95B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#B9A95B falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(185, 169, 91) — 72.5% red, 66.3% green, 35.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 6 / 37 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B9A95B reads as a pleasantly vivid sunny yellow and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Gimblet (#B9AD61). Slightly further away sit Olive Green (#B5B35C) and Fleetwood (#B99E56).

The recipe behind #B9A95B is rgb(185, 169, 91), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 8.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.4:1. #B9A95B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B9A95B color variations

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

#B9A95B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B9A95B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B9A95B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B9A95B 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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#B9A95B 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 #B9A95B

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

Gimblet color link
Gimblet

#B9AD61

Olive Green color link
Olive Green

#B5B35C

Fleetwood color link
Fleetwood

#B99E56

Dark Pastel Gold color link
Dark Pastel Gold

#BBA151

Laser color link
Laser

#C6A95E

Mind on a Million Gold color link
Mind on a Million Gold

#BE9D5E

Flourish color link
Flourish

#ADB15E

Metallic Brass color link
Metallic Brass

#C49E5B

Double Putty color link
Double Putty

#C09B59

Vegas Gold color link
Vegas Gold

#C5B358

Travis color link
Travis

#B79E67

Safari color link
Safari

#C0A469

#B9A95B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9A95B
  • RGB185, 169, 91
  • CMYK0, 6, 37, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 169, 91)
  • HSL50°, 40%, 54%
  • HSL Precise49.787°, 40.171%, 54.118%
  • HSV50°, 51%, 73%
  • HSB50°, 51%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.663, 0.357)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.663, 0.357, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.663, 0.357)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB35.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB9A95B
  • DECIMAL ID12167515
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers321 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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