Information about #B6A97C color

#B6A97C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B6A97C falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(182, 169, 124) — 71.4% red, 66.3% green, 48.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 23 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B6A97C is a moderately toned golden yellow that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Taupe (#B9A281). Slightly further away sit Navarone (#B9A584) and Coromandel (#B9A873).

The recipe behind #B6A97C is rgb(182, 169, 124), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 9.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B6A97C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B6A97C color variations

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#B6A97C 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #B6A97C

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

Taupe color link
Taupe

#B9A281

Navarone color link
Navarone

#B9A584

Coromandel color link
Coromandel

#B9A873

Doeskin color link
Doeskin

#B6A081

Piha Sand color link
Piha Sand

#B7A077

Dull Beige color link
Dull Beige

#BAA182

Shelter color link
Shelter

#B4A183

Howlin Wolf color link
Howlin Wolf

#B79F81

Pavlova color link
Pavlova

#BAAB87

Stone Age color link
Stone Age

#B6B285

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B6A97C
  • RGB182, 169, 124
  • CMYK0, 5, 23, 29
  • CSSrgb(182, 169, 124)
  • HSL47°, 28%, 60%
  • HSL Precise46.552°, 28.431%, 60%
  • HSV47°, 32%, 71%
  • HSB47°, 32%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.486
  • GLSLvec3(0.714, 0.663, 0.486)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.714, 0.663, 0.486, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.714, 0.663, 0.486)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB48.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB6A97C
  • DECIMAL ID11970940
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01