Information about #B96755 color

#B96755 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B96755 falls into the Red Color FamilyModerate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(185, 103, 85) — 72.5% red, 40.4% green, 33.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 32 / 39 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated earthy red, #B96755 feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Clay (#B66A50). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Electric Brown (#B56257) and Santa Fe (#B16D52).

In RGB terms — rgb(185, 103, 85) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B96755: 5.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.1:1 for white. #B96755 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B96755 color variations

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

#B96755 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 #B96755

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

Clay color link
Clay

#B66A50

Santa Fe color link
Santa Fe

#B16D52

Earth Red color link
Earth Red

#BF5B53

Pastel Blood color link
Pastel Blood

#BD5F60

Adobe color link
Adobe

#BD6C48

Brown Sugar color link
Brown Sugar

#AF6E4D

Claypot color link
Claypot

#AB6950

Sunglo color link
Sunglo

#C76155

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B96755
  • RGB185, 103, 85
  • CMYK0, 32, 39, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 103, 85)
  • HSL11°, 42%, 53%
  • HSL Precise10.8°, 41.667%, 52.941%
  • HSV11°, 54%, 73%
  • HSB11°, 54%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.404
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.404, 0.333)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.404, 0.333, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.404, 0.333)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB40.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.3%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB96755
  • DECIMAL ID12150613
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01