Information about #B19A2B color

#B19A2B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B19A2B falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(177, 154, 43) — 69.4% red, 60.4% green, 16.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 53 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B19A2B reads as a strongly colored golden yellow and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Sahara (#B79826). Slightly further away sit Nugget (#BC9229) and Wazzup (#BC9425).

The recipe behind #B19A2B is rgb(177, 154, 43), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B19A2B: 7.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B19A2B color variations

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

#B19A2B 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 #B19A2B

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

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Nugget color link
Nugget

#BC9229

Wazzup color link
Wazzup

#BC9425

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Hokey Pokey color link
Hokey Pokey

#BB8E34

Reef Gold color link
Reef Gold

#A98D36

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

Antique Gold color link
Antique Gold

#B0903D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B19A2B
  • RGB177, 154, 43
  • CMYK0, 9, 53, 31
  • CSSrgb(177, 154, 43)
  • HSL50°, 61%, 43%
  • HSL Precise49.701°, 60.909%, 43.137%
  • HSV50°, 76%, 69%
  • HSB50°, 76%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.169
  • GLSLvec3(0.694, 0.604, 0.169)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.694, 0.604, 0.169, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.694, 0.604, 0.169)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB19A2B
  • DECIMAL ID11639339
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01