Information about #B9947D color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#B9947D falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(185, 148, 125) — 72.5% red, 58% green, 49% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 15 / 24 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B9947D reads as a softly balanced amber-leaning orange and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Aesthetic Brown (#B6977D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pale Taupe (#BC987E) and Perfect Beige (#BE9676).

The recipe behind #B9947D is rgb(185, 148, 125), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B9947D: 7.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B9947D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B9947D color variations

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

#B9947D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B9947D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B9947D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B9947D 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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#B9947D 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 #B9947D

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

Aesthetic Brown color link
Aesthetic Brown

#B6977D

Pale Taupe color link
Pale Taupe

#BC987E

Perfect Beige color link
Perfect Beige

#BE9676

Sandrift color link
Sandrift

#AF937D

Half Kalgoorie Sands color link
Half Kalgoorie Sands

#C19676

Griffin Oak color link
Griffin Oak

#B99B74

Nude Brown color link
Nude Brown

#BC9E82

Howlin Wolf color link
Howlin Wolf

#B79F81

Autumn Beige color link
Autumn Beige

#AF8D7A

Pure Beige color link
Pure Beige

#C09E80

Neutral Beige color link
Neutral Beige

#AE9882

Doeskin color link
Doeskin

#B6A081

#B9947D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9947D
  • RGB185, 148, 125
  • CMYK0, 15, 24, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 148, 125)
  • HSL23°, 30%, 61%
  • HSL Precise23°, 30%, 60.784%
  • HSV23°, 32%, 73%
  • HSB23°, 32%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.580
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.490
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.580, 0.490)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.580, 0.490, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.580, 0.490)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB9947D
  • DECIMAL ID12162173
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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