Information about #B09978 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B09978 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(176, 153, 120) (69% red, 60% green, 47.1% blue), or CMYK 0 / 9 / 22 / 31 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A moderately toned warm orange, #B09978 feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Double Drought (#AC987D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Double Pavlova (#A99877) and Sandrift (#AF937D).

The recipe behind #B09978 is rgb(176, 153, 120), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B09978: 7.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. #B09978 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B09978 color variations

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

#B09978 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B09978 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B09978 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B09978 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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#AF8278

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#B09978 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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#7D78B0
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#78ABB0
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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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#B07D78
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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
#B09978
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#78B099
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#9978B0
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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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#8FB078
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#788FB0
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#9978B0
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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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#78B07D
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#788FB0
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#B078AB
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Nearest named colors to #B09978

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

Double Drought color link
Double Drought

#AC987D

Double Pavlova color link
Double Pavlova

#A99877

Sandrift color link
Sandrift

#AF937D

Aesthetic Brown color link
Aesthetic Brown

#B6977D

Piha Sand color link
Piha Sand

#B7A077

Griffin Oak color link
Griffin Oak

#B99B74

Dust color link
Dust

#B2996E

Neutral Beige color link
Neutral Beige

#AE9882

Rickshaw color link
Rickshaw

#AA917B

Matte Khaki color link
Matte Khaki

#AA9C70

Grayish Amber color link
Grayish Amber

#A89E7D

Grayish Brown color link
Grayish Brown

#A8937D

#B09978 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B09978
  • RGB176, 153, 120
  • CMYK0, 9, 22, 31
  • CSSrgb(176, 153, 120)
  • HSL35°, 26%, 58%
  • HSL Precise35.357°, 26.168%, 58.039%
  • HSV35°, 32%, 69%
  • HSB35°, 32%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.690
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • GLSLvec3(0.690, 0.600, 0.471)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.690, 0.600, 0.471, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.690, 0.600, 0.471)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB09978
  • DECIMAL ID11573624
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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