Information about #B5A16D color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B5A16D belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(181, 161, 109) — 71% red, 63.1% green, 42.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 8 / 28 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#B5A16D is a moderately toned warm orange that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Double Canterbury Clay (#B89F6F). Slightly further away sit Pale Oak (#BBA46D) and Travis (#B79E67).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(181, 161, 109)), which gives #B5A16D its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B5A16D: 8.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B5A16D color variations

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

#B5A16D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B5A16D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B5A16D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B5A16D 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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#B5A16D 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 #B5A16D

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

Double Canterbury Clay color link
Double Canterbury Clay

#B89F6F

Pale Oak color link
Pale Oak

#BBA46D

Travis color link
Travis

#B79E67

Goldie color link
Goldie

#B39B69

Dust color link
Dust

#B2996E

Coromandel color link
Coromandel

#B9A873

Griffin Oak color link
Griffin Oak

#B99B74

Iko color link
Iko

#B3AB6E

Piha Sand color link
Piha Sand

#B7A077

Khaki color link
Khaki

#ADA96E

Safari color link
Safari

#C0A469

Matte Khaki color link
Matte Khaki

#AA9C70

#B5A16D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B5A16D
  • RGB181, 161, 109
  • CMYK0, 8, 28, 29
  • CSSrgb(181, 161, 109)
  • HSL43°, 33%, 57%
  • HSL Precise43.333°, 32.727%, 56.863%
  • HSV43°, 40%, 71%
  • HSB43°, 40%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.631
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.631, 0.427)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.631, 0.427, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.631, 0.427)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB5A16D
  • DECIMAL ID11903341
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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