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Information about #B9851D color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#B9851D falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(185, 133, 29) — 72.5% red, 52.2% green, 11.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 20 / 61 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#B9851D is a vivid, lively orange that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to University Of California Gold (#B78727). Slightly further away sit Cinnamon (#C58917) and Rich Bronze (#C77D1C).

In RGB terms — rgb(185, 133, 29) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 6.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.3:1. #B9851D has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B9851D color variations

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

#B9851D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B9851D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B9851D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B9851D 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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#B9851D 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 #B9851D

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

University Of California Gold color link
University Of California Gold

#B78727

Cinnamon color link
Cinnamon

#C58917

Rich Bronze color link
Rich Bronze

#C77D1C

Wazzup color link
Wazzup

#BC9425

Fiesta color link
Fiesta

#BD7E2D

Nugget color link
Nugget

#BC9229

Dark Goldenrod color link
Dark Goldenrod

#B8860B

High Noon color link
High Noon

#BC7F0C

Pirate Gold color link
Pirate Gold

#BA782A

Rusty Gold color link
Rusty Gold

#B57F0C

Gold Brown color link
Gold Brown

#CB7E1F

Dixie Chick color link
Dixie Chick

#C48F2A

#B9851D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9851D
  • RGB185, 133, 29
  • CMYK0, 20, 61, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 133, 29)
  • HSL40°, 73%, 42%
  • HSL Precise40°, 72.897%, 41.961%
  • HSV40°, 84%, 73%
  • HSB40°, 84%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.114
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.522, 0.114)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.522, 0.114, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.522, 0.114)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB9851D
  • DECIMAL ID12158237
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited5 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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