Information about #B9662B color

#B9662B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B9662B falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(185, 102, 43) — 72.5% red, 40% green, 16.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 33 / 56 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B9662B is a strongly colored warm orange that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Ruddy Brown (#BB6528). Slightly further away sit Christine (#BF652E) and Chinese Yellow Tea (#B7702D).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(185, 102, 43)), which gives #B9662B its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B9662B: 5.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.2:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B9662B color variations

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

#B9662B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B9662B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B9662B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B9662B 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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#B9662B 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 #B9662B

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

Ruddy Brown color link
Ruddy Brown

#BB6528

Christine color link
Christine

#BF652E

Chinese Yellow Tea color link
Chinese Yellow Tea

#B7702D

Clockwork Orange color link
Clockwork Orange

#BF6031

High Five color link
High Five

#B26F2C

Smoke Tree color link
Smoke Tree

#BB5F34

Reno Sand color link
Reno Sand

#B26E33

Dirty Brown color link
Dirty Brown

#B5651E

Light Brown color link
Light Brown

#B5651D

Copper color link
Copper

#B87333

Meteor color link
Meteor

#BB7431

Fiery Orange color link
Fiery Orange

#B1592F

#B9662B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9662B
  • RGB185, 102, 43
  • CMYK0, 33, 56, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 102, 43)
  • HSL25°, 62%, 45%
  • HSL Precise24.93°, 62.281%, 44.706%
  • HSV25°, 77%, 73%
  • HSB25°, 77%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.169
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.400, 0.169)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.400, 0.169, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.400, 0.169)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB40%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB9662B
  • DECIMAL ID12150315
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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