Information about #B99579 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#B99579 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(185, 149, 121) — 72.5% red, 58.4% green, 47.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 14 / 25 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A mildly saturated warm orange, #B99579 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Aesthetic Brown (#B6977D). Slightly further away sit Perfect Beige (#BE9676) and Pale Taupe (#BC987E).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(185, 149, 121)), which gives #B99579 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 7.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.7:1. #B99579 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B99579 color variations

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

#B99579 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B99579 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B99579 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B99579 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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#B99579 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 #B99579

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

Perfect Beige color link
Perfect Beige

#BE9676

Pale Taupe color link
Pale Taupe

#BC987E

Griffin Oak color link
Griffin Oak

#B99B74

Half Kalgoorie Sands color link
Half Kalgoorie Sands

#C19676

Sandrift color link
Sandrift

#AF937D

Piha Sand color link
Piha Sand

#B7A077

Autumn Beige color link
Autumn Beige

#AF8D7A

Howlin Wolf color link
Howlin Wolf

#B79F81

Nude Brown color link
Nude Brown

#BC9E82

Pure Beige color link
Pure Beige

#C09E80

Dust color link
Dust

#B2996E

#B99579 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B99579
  • RGB185, 149, 121
  • CMYK0, 14, 25, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 149, 121)
  • HSL26°, 31%, 60%
  • HSL Precise26.25°, 31.373%, 60%
  • HSV26°, 35%, 73%
  • HSB26°, 35%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.584, 0.475)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.584, 0.475, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.584, 0.475)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB99579
  • DECIMAL ID12162425
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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