Information about #B3950F color

#B3950F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B3950F falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(179, 149, 15) — 70.2% red, 58.4% green, 5.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 12 / 64 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B3950F presents itself as a energetic, saturated golden yellow — one that sits comfortably between light and dark. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Yellowy Brown (#AE8B0C). Nearby in the Register you will also find Gold Foil (#BD9B16) and Ocher (#BF9B0C).

In RGB terms — rgb(179, 149, 15) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 7.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.9:1. No one has named #B3950F so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B3950F color variations

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

#B3950F 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 #B3950F

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

Baby Poo color link
Baby Poo

#AB9004

Light Gold color link
Light Gold

#B29700

Yellow Brown color link
Yellow Brown

#B79400

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Strong Gold color link
Strong Gold

#A89300

Golden Palm color link
Golden Palm

#AA8805

Dark Mustard color link
Dark Mustard

#A88905

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B3950F
  • RGB179, 149, 15
  • CMYK0, 12, 64, 30
  • CSSrgb(179, 149, 15)
  • HSL49°, 85%, 38%
  • HSL Precise49.024°, 84.536%, 38.039%
  • HSV49°, 92%, 70%
  • HSB49°, 92%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.059
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.584, 0.059)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.584, 0.059, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.584, 0.059)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB3950F
  • DECIMAL ID11769103
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01