Information about #B9B66C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#B9B66C falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(185, 182, 108) — 72.5% red, 71.4% green, 42.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 30 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B9B66C reads as a moderately toned sunny yellow and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dark Khaki (#BDB76B). Slightly further away sit Golden Green (#BDB369) and Pomelo Olive (#BFBD70).

The recipe behind #B9B66C is rgb(185, 182, 108), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 10.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B9B66C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B9B66C color variations

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

#B9B66C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B9B66C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B9B66C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B9B66C 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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#B9B66C 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 #B9B66C

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

Dark Khaki color link
Dark Khaki

#BDB76B

Golden Green color link
Golden Green

#BDB369

Pomelo Olive color link
Pomelo Olive

#BFBD70

Misty Moss color link
Misty Moss

#BBB477

Iko color link
Iko

#B3AB6E

Gimblet color link
Gimblet

#B9AD61

Quarter Crisp Green color link
Quarter Crisp Green

#B8B47B

Vermont color link
Vermont

#B2BE61

Coromandel color link
Coromandel

#B9A873

Light Olive color link
Light Olive

#ACBF69

Olive Green color link
Olive Green

#B5B35C

Khaki color link
Khaki

#ADA96E

#B9B66C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9B66C
  • RGB185, 182, 108
  • CMYK0, 1, 30, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 182, 108)
  • HSL58°, 35%, 57%
  • HSL Precise57.662°, 35.484%, 57.451%
  • HSV58°, 42%, 73%
  • HSB58°, 42%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.714, 0.424)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.714, 0.424, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.714, 0.424)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB9B66C
  • DECIMAL ID12170860
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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