Information about #B6A649 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B6A649 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(182, 166, 73) — 71.4% red, 65.1% green, 28.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 6 / 43 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B6A649 reads as a clearly saturated golden yellow and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Brass (#B5A642). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Pastel Gold (#BBA151) and Husk (#B2994B).

The recipe behind #B6A649 is rgb(182, 166, 73), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #B6A649 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.5:1. No one has named #B6A649 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B6A649 color variations

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

#B6A649 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B6A649 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B6A649 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B6A649 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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#B6A649 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 #B6A649

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

Brass color link
Brass

#B5A642

Dark Pastel Gold color link
Dark Pastel Gold

#BBA151

Husk color link
Husk

#B2994B

Matte Goldenrod color link
Matte Goldenrod

#B7984A

Moderate Olive color link
Moderate Olive

#A8A84A

Sundance color link
Sundance

#C4AA4D

Fleetwood color link
Fleetwood

#B99E56

Moderate Gold color link
Moderate Gold

#A89C4A

Roti color link
Roti

#B69642

Rustic Gold color link
Rustic Gold

#C2A03D

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Aztec Gold color link
Aztec Gold

#C39953

#B6A649 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B6A649
  • RGB182, 166, 73
  • CMYK0, 6, 43, 29
  • CSSrgb(182, 166, 73)
  • HSL51°, 43%, 50%
  • HSL Precise51.193°, 42.745%, 50%
  • HSV51°, 60%, 71%
  • HSB51°, 60%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • GLSLvec3(0.714, 0.651, 0.286)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.714, 0.651, 0.286, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.714, 0.651, 0.286)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB6A649
  • DECIMAL ID11970121
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers27 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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