Information about #B96D16 color

#B96D16 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B96D16 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(185, 109, 22) — 72.5% red, 42.7% green, 8.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 30 / 64 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B96D16 reads as a strongly colored warm orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Omega (#B56519). Slightly further away sit Light Brown (#B5651D) and Dirty Brown (#B5651E).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(185, 109, 22)), which gives #B96D16 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 5.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B96D16 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B96D16 color variations

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

#B96D16 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B96D16 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#955811

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#70420D

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#4A2C08

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Black

#000000

#B96D16 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#B27128

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#A7753B

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Grey

#808080

#B96D16 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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#BBB015

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#BB2B15

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#B96D16 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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#1663BB
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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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#1B16BB
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#16B6BB
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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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#BB1B16
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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
#B96D16
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#16BB6E
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#6E16BB
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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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#63BB16
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#6E16BB
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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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#16BB1B
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#1663BB
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#BB16B6
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Nearest named colors to #B96D16

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

Omega color link
Omega

#B56519

Light Brown color link
Light Brown

#B5651D

Dirty Brown color link
Dirty Brown

#B5651E

Alloy Orange color link
Alloy Orange

#C46210

Pumpkin Skin color link
Pumpkin Skin

#B1610B

Zion color link
Zion

#AC7911

Ruddy Brown color link
Ruddy Brown

#BB6528

Brown Orange color link
Brown Orange

#B96902

Philippine Gold color link
Philippine Gold

#B17304

High Noon color link
High Noon

#BC7F0C

Rusty Gold color link
Rusty Gold

#B57F0C

Indochine color link
Indochine

#C26B03

#B96D16 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B96D16
  • RGB185, 109, 22
  • CMYK0, 30, 64, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 109, 22)
  • HSL32°, 79%, 41%
  • HSL Precise32.025°, 78.744%, 40.588%
  • HSV32°, 88%, 73%
  • HSB32°, 88%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.427, 0.086)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.427, 0.086, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.427, 0.086)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB96D16
  • DECIMAL ID12152086
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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