Information about #B59995 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#B59995 presents itself as a softly toned earthy red — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Del Rio (#B5998E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Thatch (#B1948F) and White Mouse (#B9A193).
The recipe behind #B59995 is rgb(181, 153, 149), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B59995: 8.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. #B59995 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#B59995 color variations
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#B59995 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#B59995 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#B59995 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#B59995 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#B59995 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #B59995 color
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Nearest named colors to #B59995
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#B5998E
#B1948F
#B9A193
#B3A190
#B39F8D
#B09B8C
#B1A09C
#AC9B9B
#B2A495
#C09999
#AA9F94
#B2A49B
#B59995 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#B59995
- RGB181, 153, 149
- CMYK0, 11, 13, 29
- CSSrgb(181, 153, 149)
- HSL7°, 18%, 65%
- HSL Precise7.5°, 17.778%, 64.706%
- HSV7°, 18%, 71%
- HSB7°, 18%, 71%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.584
- GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.600, 0.584)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.600, 0.584, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.600, 0.584)
- Percentage of Red in RGB71%
- Percentage of Green in RGB60%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB58.4%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDB59995
- DECIMAL ID11901333
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
