Information about #B9A99F color

#B9A99F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B9A99F belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(185, 169, 159) — 72.5% red, 66.3% green, 62.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 6 / 10 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B9A99F reads as a gently muted warm orange and 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 almost identical to Martini (#B7A8A3). Nearby in the Register you will also find Silk (#BBADA1) and Quarter Pravda (#B4AB9E).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(185, 169, 159)), which gives #B9A99F its character. If you plan to put text on a #B9A99F background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B9A99F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B9A99F color variations

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

#B9A99F 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 #B9A99F

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

Silk color link
Silk

#BBADA1

Half Napa color link
Half Napa

#B4AD9E

Bedrock color link
Bedrock

#B3AC9C

Cloudy color link
Cloudy

#B0A99F

Serene color link
Serene

#BDB0A3

Joss color link
Joss

#B9A896

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9A99F
  • RGB185, 169, 159
  • CMYK0, 6, 10, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 169, 159)
  • HSL23°, 16%, 67%
  • HSL Precise23.077°, 15.663%, 67.451%
  • HSV23°, 14%, 73%
  • HSB23°, 14%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.663, 0.624)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.663, 0.624, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.663, 0.624)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB9A99F
  • DECIMAL ID12167583
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01