Information about #B2990F color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#B2990F falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(178, 153, 15) — 69.8% red, 60% green, 5.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 10 / 64 / 30. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A strongly colored sunny yellow, #B2990F occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Gold Foil (#BD9B16). Slightly further away sit Ocher (#BF9B0C) and Lucky (#AB9A1C).

The recipe behind #B2990F is rgb(178, 153, 15), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B2990F: 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.

#B2990F color variations

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

#B2990F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B2990F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B2990F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B2990F 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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#B2990F 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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#9A10B2
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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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#28B210
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#1028B2
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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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#10B248
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#1028B2
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#B21079
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Nearest named colors to #B2990F

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

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Yellowy Brown color link
Yellowy Brown

#AE8B0C

Light Gold color link
Light Gold

#B29700

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Baby Poo color link
Baby Poo

#AB9004

Yellow Brown color link
Yellow Brown

#B79400

Strong Gold color link
Strong Gold

#A89300

Vomit color link
Vomit

#A2A415

Dark Goldenrod color link
Dark Goldenrod

#B8860B

Golden Palm color link
Golden Palm

#AA8805

#B2990F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B2990F
  • RGB178, 153, 15
  • CMYK0, 10, 64, 30
  • CSSrgb(178, 153, 15)
  • HSL51°, 84%, 38%
  • HSL Precise50.798°, 84.456%, 37.843%
  • HSV51°, 92%, 70%
  • HSB51°, 92%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.059
  • GLSLvec3(0.698, 0.600, 0.059)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.698, 0.600, 0.059, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.698, 0.600, 0.059)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB2990F
  • DECIMAL ID11704591
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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