Information about #B99941 color

#B99941 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B99941 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(185, 153, 65) — 72.5% red, 60% green, 25.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 13 / 47 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated amber-leaning orange, #B99941 carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Roti (#B69642). Slightly further away sit Matte Goldenrod (#B7984A) and Rustic Gold (#C2A03D).

In RGB terms — rgb(185, 153, 65) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 7.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B99941 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B99941 color variations

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

#B99941 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 #B99941

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

Roti color link
Roti

#B69642

Rustic Gold color link
Rustic Gold

#C2A03D

Husk color link
Husk

#B2994B

Kowhai color link
Kowhai

#C0934A

Golden Spice color link
Golden Spice

#C6973F

Antique Gold color link
Antique Gold

#B0903D

Classius color link
Classius

#B38D42

Brass color link
Brass

#B5A642

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Tussock color link
Tussock

#BF914B

Pizza color link
Pizza

#BF8D3C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B99941
  • RGB185, 153, 65
  • CMYK0, 13, 47, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 153, 65)
  • HSL44°, 48%, 49%
  • HSL Precise44°, 48%, 49.02%
  • HSV44°, 65%, 73%
  • HSB44°, 65%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.255
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.600, 0.255)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.600, 0.255, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.600, 0.255)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB99941
  • DECIMAL ID12163393
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01