Information about #B4A879 color

#B4A879 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B4A879 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(180, 168, 121) — 70.6% red, 65.9% green, 47.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 5 / 23 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A moderately toned golden yellow, #B4A879 feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Coromandel (#B9A873). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Piha Sand (#B7A077) and Taupe (#B9A281).

In RGB terms — rgb(180, 168, 121) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B4A879: 8.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. #B4A879 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B4A879 color variations

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

#B4A879 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B4A879 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B4A879 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B4A879 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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#B4A879 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 #B4A879

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

Coromandel color link
Coromandel

#B9A873

Piha Sand color link
Piha Sand

#B7A077

Taupe color link
Taupe

#B9A281

Iko color link
Iko

#B3AB6E

Doeskin color link
Doeskin

#B6A081

Shelter color link
Shelter

#B4A183

Howlin Wolf color link
Howlin Wolf

#B79F81

Navarone color link
Navarone

#B9A584

Grayish Olive color link
Grayish Olive

#A8A87D

Quarter Crisp Green color link
Quarter Crisp Green

#B8B47B

Dull Beige color link
Dull Beige

#BAA182

Khaki color link
Khaki

#ADA96E

#B4A879 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B4A879
  • RGB180, 168, 121
  • CMYK0, 5, 23, 29
  • CSSrgb(180, 168, 121)
  • HSL48°, 28%, 59%
  • HSL Precise47.797°, 28.23%, 59.02%
  • HSV48°, 33%, 71%
  • HSB48°, 33%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • GLSLvec3(0.706, 0.659, 0.475)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.706, 0.659, 0.475, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.706, 0.659, 0.475)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB4A879
  • DECIMAL ID11839609
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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