Information about #B9521A color

#B9521A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B9521A is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with High Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(185, 82, 26) (72.5% red, 32.2% green, 10.2% blue), or CMYK 0 / 40 / 62 / 27 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B9521A reads as a strongly colored amber-leaning orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to The Big Carrot (#BA5823). Slightly further away sit Red Fox (#C35817) and Cattail (#B64925).

In RGB terms — rgb(185, 82, 26) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 4.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B9521A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B9521A color variations

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

#B9521A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#B9521A

Color has no name
#E06B2C

Color has no name
#E89061

Color has no name
#EFB595

Color has no name
#F7DACA

Color has no name
White

#FFFFFF

#B9521A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#B9521A

Color has no name
#924014

Color has no name
#6D300F

Color has no name
#49200A

Color has no name
#241005

Color has no name
Black

#000000

#B9521A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#B9521A

Color has no name
#AE592B

Color has no name
#A4623E

Color has no name
#996B52

Color has no name
#8D7568

Color has no name
Grey

#808080

#B9521A color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#60B61A

Color has no name
#9FB61A

Color has no name
#B68F1A

Color has no name
#B9521A

Color has no name
#B61A21

Color has no name
#B61A60

Color has no name
#B61A9F

Color has no name

#B9521A 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
#B9521A
#B9521A

Color has no name

#1A80B7
#1A80B7

Color has no name

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
#B9521A
#B9521A

Color has no name

#1A32B7
#1A32B7

Color has no name

#1AB79F
#1AB79F

Color has no name

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
#B79F1A
#B79F1A

Color has no name

#B9521A
#B9521A

Color has no name

#B71A32
#B71A32

Color has no name

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
#B9521A
#B9521A

Color has no name

#1AB751
#1AB751

Color has no name

#511AB7
#511AB7

Color has no name

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
#B9521A
#B9521A

Color has no name

#80B71A
#80B71A

Color has no name

#1A80B7
#1A80B7

Color has no name

#511AB7
#511AB7

Color has no name

Square

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

Square color scheme
#B9521A
#B9521A

Color has no name

#32B71A
#32B71A

Color has no name

#1A80B7
#1A80B7

Color has no name

#9F1AB7
#9F1AB7

Color has no name

Nearest named colors to #B9521A

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

The Big Carrot color link
The Big Carrot

#BA5823

Red Fox color link
Red Fox

#C35817

Cattail color link
Cattail

#B64925

Berry High Life color link
Berry High Life

#BE4D27

Ayers Rock color link
Ayers Rock

#AE451D

Vindaloo color link
Vindaloo

#A74F20

The Great Canadian Orange color link
The Great Canadian Orange

#C64723

Omega color link
Omega

#B56519

Light Brown color link
Light Brown

#B5651D

Dirty Brown color link
Dirty Brown

#B5651E

Blaze color link
Blaze

#BE4123

Brick Orange color link
Brick Orange

#C14A09

#B9521A color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

#B9521A color image #B9521A color ORCN HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#B9521A color image #B9521A color ORCN HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)
#B9521A color image #B9521A color solid HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#B9521A color image #B9521A color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9521A
  • RGB185, 82, 26
  • CMYK0, 40, 62, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 82, 26)
  • HSL21°, 75%, 41%
  • HSL Precise21.132°, 75.355%, 41.373%
  • HSV21°, 86%, 73%
  • HSB21°, 86%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.322
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.102
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.322, 0.102)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.322, 0.102, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.322, 0.102)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB32.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB9521A
  • DECIMAL ID12145178
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

Copyright © 2021-2026 The Official Register of Color Names. All Rights Reserved.