Information about #B98A5B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B98A5B belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(185, 138, 91) (72.5% red, 54.1% green, 35.7% blue), or CMYK 0 / 18 / 37 / 27 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B98A5B presents itself as a confidently colored amber-leaning orange — one that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Deer (#BA8759). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Gold Coast (#B38B5E) and Soft Brown (#B7825F).

In RGB terms — rgb(185, 138, 91) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #B98A5B background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.8:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.1:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B98A5B color variations

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

#B98A5B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B98A5B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B98A5B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B98A5B 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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#B98A5B 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 #B98A5B

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

Deer color link
Deer

#BA8759

Gold Coast color link
Gold Coast

#B38B5E

Soft Brown color link
Soft Brown

#B7825F

Barley Corn color link
Barley Corn

#B6935C

Earth Brown color link
Earth Brown

#BC815F

Papier Mache color link
Papier Mache

#B7945D

Honey Mustard color link
Honey Mustard

#B68F52

Alamo color link
Alamo

#BA8C66

Twine color link
Twine

#C19156

Kalgoorie Sands color link
Kalgoorie Sands

#BB8B67

Maple Syrup color link
Maple Syrup

#BB9351

Triple Canterbury Clay color link
Triple Canterbury Clay

#B59465

#B98A5B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B98A5B
  • RGB185, 138, 91
  • CMYK0, 18, 37, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 138, 91)
  • HSL30°, 40%, 54%
  • HSL Precise30°, 40.171%, 54.118%
  • HSV30°, 51%, 73%
  • HSB30°, 51%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.541, 0.357)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.541, 0.357, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.541, 0.357)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB35.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB98A5B
  • DECIMAL ID12159579
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers318 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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