Information about #B96937 color

#B96937 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B96937 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(185, 105, 55) — 72.5% red, 41.2% green, 21.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 31 / 51 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B96937 reads as a clearly saturated amber-leaning orange and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Reno Sand (#B26E33). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Evermore (#BE6A3F) and Bamboo (#BA6F3F).

In RGB terms — rgb(185, 105, 55) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B96937: 5.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.1:1 for white. #B96937 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B96937 color variations

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

#B96937 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 #B96937

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

Reno Sand color link
Reno Sand

#B26E33

Evermore color link
Evermore

#BE6A3F

Bamboo color link
Bamboo

#BA6F3F

Smoke Tree color link
Smoke Tree

#BB5F34

Copper color link
Copper

#B87333

Christine color link
Christine

#BF652E

Clay Brown color link
Clay Brown

#B2713D

Arazi color link
Arazi

#C16E3F

Bourbon color link
Bourbon

#AF6C3E

Meteor color link
Meteor

#BB7431

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B96937
  • RGB185, 105, 55
  • CMYK0, 31, 51, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 105, 55)
  • HSL23°, 54%, 47%
  • HSL Precise23.077°, 54.167%, 47.059%
  • HSV23°, 70%, 73%
  • HSB23°, 70%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.412
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.216
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.412, 0.216)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.412, 0.216, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.412, 0.216)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB21.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB96937
  • DECIMAL ID12151095
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01