Information about #B9AD50 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B9AD50 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(185, 173, 80) — 72.5% red, 67.8% green, 31.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 5 / 41 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B9AD50 reads as a confidently colored golden yellow and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Sundance (#C4AA4D). Nearby in the Register you will also find Dark Pastel Gold (#BBA151) and Olive Green (#B5B35C).

The recipe behind #B9AD50 is rgb(185, 173, 80), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #B9AD50 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.3:1. #B9AD50 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B9AD50 color variations

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

#B9AD50 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B9AD50 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B9AD50 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B9AD50 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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#B9AD50 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 #B9AD50

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

Sundance color link
Sundance

#C4AA4D

Dark Pastel Gold color link
Dark Pastel Gold

#BBA151

Olive Green color link
Olive Green

#B5B35C

Vegas Gold color link
Vegas Gold

#C5B358

Brass color link
Brass

#B5A642

Fleetwood color link
Fleetwood

#B99E56

Gimblet color link
Gimblet

#B9AD61

Moderate Olive color link
Moderate Olive

#A8A84A

Flourish color link
Flourish

#ADB15E

Billy T color link
Billy T

#C1B943

Laser color link
Laser

#C6A95E

Double Putty color link
Double Putty

#C09B59

#B9AD50 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9AD50
  • RGB185, 173, 80
  • CMYK0, 5, 41, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 173, 80)
  • HSL53°, 43%, 52%
  • HSL Precise53.143°, 42.857%, 51.961%
  • HSV53°, 57%, 73%
  • HSB53°, 57%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.678, 0.314)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.678, 0.314, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.678, 0.314)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB9AD50
  • DECIMAL ID12168528
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers27 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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