Information about #B49C04 color

#B49C04 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B49C04 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(180, 156, 4) — 70.6% red, 61.2% green, 1.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 69 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B49C04 reads as a maximally vivid yellow and sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Light Gold (#B29700). Nearby in the Register you will also find Yellow Brown (#B79400) and Ocher (#BF9B0C).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(180, 156, 4)), which gives #B49C04 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 7.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.7:1. No one has named #B49C04 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B49C04 color variations

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

#B49C04 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B49C04 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B49C04 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B49C04 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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#B49C04 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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#B40473
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Nearest named colors to #B49C04

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

Light Gold color link
Light Gold

#B29700

Yellow Brown color link
Yellow Brown

#B79400

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

Baby Poo color link
Baby Poo

#AB9004

Egypt Gold color link
Egypt Gold

#C09300

Strong Gold color link
Strong Gold

#A89300

Strong Olive color link
Strong Olive

#A8A800

Puke color link
Puke

#A5A502

Ocre color link
Ocre

#C69C04

Muddy Yellow color link
Muddy Yellow

#BFAC05

Yellowy Brown color link
Yellowy Brown

#AE8B0C

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

#B49C04 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B49C04
  • RGB180, 156, 4
  • CMYK0, 9, 69, 29
  • CSSrgb(180, 156, 4)
  • HSL52°, 96%, 36%
  • HSL Precise51.818°, 95.652%, 36.078%
  • HSV52°, 98%, 71%
  • HSB52°, 98%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.016
  • GLSLvec3(0.706, 0.612, 0.016)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.706, 0.612, 0.016, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.706, 0.612, 0.016)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB1.6%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB49C04
  • DECIMAL ID11836420
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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