Information about #B3A886 color

#B3A886 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B3A886 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(179, 168, 134) (70.2% red, 65.9% green, 52.5% blue), or CMYK 0 / 4 / 18 / 30 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B3A886 presents itself as a calm, restrained golden yellow — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Quarter Colins Wicket (#B7A786). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Double Akaroa (#B1A589) and Double Sisal (#B2A286).

In RGB terms — rgb(179, 168, 134) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #B3A886 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.4:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B3A886 color variations

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

#B3A886 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 #B3A886

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

Double Sisal color link
Double Sisal

#B2A286

Bland color link
Bland

#AFA88B

Stone color link
Stone

#ADA587

Navarone color link
Navarone

#B9A584

Shelter color link
Shelter

#B4A183

Pavlova color link
Pavlova

#BAAB87

Toi color link
Toi

#B7AD8B

Chino color link
Chino

#B8AD8A

Earthstone color link
Earthstone

#B5AF8B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B3A886
  • RGB179, 168, 134
  • CMYK0, 4, 18, 30
  • CSSrgb(179, 168, 134)
  • HSL45°, 23%, 61%
  • HSL Precise45.333°, 22.843%, 61.373%
  • HSV45°, 25%, 70%
  • HSB45°, 25%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.525
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.659, 0.525)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.659, 0.525, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.659, 0.525)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB3A886
  • DECIMAL ID11774086
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01