Information about #B99552 color

#B99552 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B99552 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(185, 149, 82) (72.5% red, 58.4% green, 32.2% blue), or CMYK 0 / 14 / 40 / 27 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A pleasantly vivid orange, #B99552 carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Maple Syrup (#BB9351). Slightly further away sit Honey Mustard (#B68F52) and Amber Gold (#C19552).

In RGB terms — rgb(185, 149, 82) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B99552: 7.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. No one has named #B99552 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B99552 color variations

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

#B99552 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 #B99552

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

Maple Syrup color link
Maple Syrup

#BB9351

Amber Gold color link
Amber Gold

#C19552

Twine color link
Twine

#C19156

Fleetwood color link
Fleetwood

#B99E56

Tussock color link
Tussock

#BF914B

Barley Corn color link
Barley Corn

#B6935C

Husk color link
Husk

#B2994B

Kowhai color link
Kowhai

#C0934A

Aztec Gold color link
Aztec Gold

#C39953

Papier Mache color link
Papier Mache

#B7945D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B99552
  • RGB185, 149, 82
  • CMYK0, 14, 40, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 149, 82)
  • HSL39°, 42%, 52%
  • HSL Precise39.029°, 42.387%, 52.353%
  • HSV39°, 56%, 73%
  • HSB39°, 56%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.322
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.584, 0.322)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.584, 0.322, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.584, 0.322)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB32.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB99552
  • DECIMAL ID12162386
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01