Information about #B98B37 color

#B98B37 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B98B37 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(185, 139, 55) — 72.5% red, 54.5% green, 21.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 18 / 51 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B98B37 reads as a clearly saturated warm orange and 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 a hair away from Hokey Pokey (#BB8E34). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pizza (#BF8D3C) and Jandal (#B78239).

The recipe behind #B98B37 is rgb(185, 139, 55), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B98B37: 6.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for white. #B98B37 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B98B37 color variations

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

#B98B37 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 #B98B37

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

Hokey Pokey color link
Hokey Pokey

#BB8E34

Pizza color link
Pizza

#BF8D3C

Jandal color link
Jandal

#B78239

Noosa color link
Noosa

#B78038

Antique Gold color link
Antique Gold

#B0903D

Alpine color link
Alpine

#AD8A3B

Classius color link
Classius

#B38D42

Golden Oak color link
Golden Oak

#BB8141

Anzac color link
Anzac

#C68E3F

Intrepid color link
Intrepid

#AB8439

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B98B37
  • RGB185, 139, 55
  • CMYK0, 18, 51, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 139, 55)
  • HSL39°, 54%, 47%
  • HSL Precise38.769°, 54.167%, 47.059%
  • HSV39°, 70%, 73%
  • HSB39°, 70%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.216
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.545, 0.216)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.545, 0.216, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.545, 0.216)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB21.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB98B37
  • DECIMAL ID12159799
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01