Information about #B9A97E color

#B9A97E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B9A97E is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(185, 169, 126) — 72.5% red, 66.3% green, 49.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 6 / 23 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly balanced orange, #B9A97E 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 Navarone (#B9A584). Nearby in the Register you will also find Taupe (#B9A281) and Quarter Colins Wicket (#B7A786).

In RGB terms — rgb(185, 169, 126) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #B9A97E background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.3:1. #B9A97E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B9A97E color variations

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#B9A97E 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 #B9A97E

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

Navarone color link
Navarone

#B9A584

Taupe color link
Taupe

#B9A281

Dull Beige color link
Dull Beige

#BAA182

Pavlova color link
Pavlova

#BAAB87

Doeskin color link
Doeskin

#B6A081

Okey Dokey color link
Okey Dokey

#BCA184

Howlin Wolf color link
Howlin Wolf

#B79F81

Shelter color link
Shelter

#B4A183

Rustic Beige color link
Rustic Beige

#BBA084

Coromandel color link
Coromandel

#B9A873

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9A97E
  • RGB185, 169, 126
  • CMYK0, 6, 23, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 169, 126)
  • HSL44°, 30%, 61%
  • HSL Precise43.729°, 29.648%, 60.98%
  • HSV44°, 32%, 73%
  • HSB44°, 32%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.494
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.663, 0.494)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.663, 0.494, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.663, 0.494)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB9A97E
  • DECIMAL ID12167550
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01