Information about #B39742 color

#B39742 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B39742 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(179, 151, 66) — 70.2% red, 59.2% green, 25.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 11 / 44 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated golden yellow, #B39742 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 almost identical to Roti (#B69642). Slightly further away sit Matte Goldenrod (#B7984A) and Antique Gold (#B0903D).

The recipe behind #B39742 is rgb(179, 151, 66), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B39742 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B39742 color variations

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

#B39742 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B39742 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B39742 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B39742 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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#B39742 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 #B39742

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

Roti color link
Roti

#B69642

Matte Goldenrod color link
Matte Goldenrod

#B7984A

Antique Gold color link
Antique Gold

#B0903D

Husk color link
Husk

#B2994B

Classius color link
Classius

#B38D42

Luxor Gold color link
Luxor Gold

#AB8D3F

Moderate Gold color link
Moderate Gold

#A89C4A

Moderate Amber color link
Moderate Amber

#A8914A

Brass color link
Brass

#B5A642

Triple Putty color link
Triple Putty

#B78B4B

Kowhai color link
Kowhai

#C0934A

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

#B39742 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B39742
  • RGB179, 151, 66
  • CMYK0, 11, 44, 30
  • CSSrgb(179, 151, 66)
  • HSL45°, 46%, 48%
  • HSL Precise45.133°, 46.122%, 48.039%
  • HSV45°, 63%, 70%
  • HSB45°, 63%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.592, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.592, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.592, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB39742
  • DECIMAL ID11769666
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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