Information about #B9938D color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B9938D belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(185, 147, 141) — 72.5% red, 57.6% green, 55.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 15 / 17 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B9938D is a calm, restrained red that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Del Rio (#B5998E) and Thatch (#B1948F).

In RGB terms — rgb(185, 147, 141) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #B9938D background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.8:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B9938D color variations

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

#B9938D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B9938D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B9938D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B9938D 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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#B9938D 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 #B9938D

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

Rosy Brown color link
Rosy Brown

#BC8F8F

Del Rio color link
Del Rio

#B5998E

Thatch color link
Thatch

#B1948F

Quicksand color link
Quicksand

#C3988B

Oriental Pink color link
Oriental Pink

#C28E88

Ivory Brown color link
Ivory Brown

#B09B8C

Mushroom color link
Mushroom

#BA9E88

Khaki Rose color link
Khaki Rose

#C5908E

Gilded Beige color link
Gilded Beige

#B39F8D

Sandcastle color link
Sandcastle

#B29F89

Quarter Nullarbor color link
Quarter Nullarbor

#B29F88

Tuscany color link
Tuscany

#C09999

#B9938D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9938D
  • RGB185, 147, 141
  • CMYK0, 15, 17, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 147, 141)
  • HSL8°, 24%, 64%
  • HSL Precise8.182°, 23.913%, 63.922%
  • HSV8°, 24%, 73%
  • HSB8°, 24%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.576
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.576, 0.553)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.576, 0.553, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.576, 0.553)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB57.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.3%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB9938D
  • DECIMAL ID12161933
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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