Information about #B9996E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#B9996E falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(185, 153, 110) — 72.5% red, 60% green, 43.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 13 / 29 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B9996E reads as a moderately toned warm orange and feels open and friendly. 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 a hair away from Double Canterbury Clay (#B89F6F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Griffin Oak (#B99B74) and Dust (#B2996E).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(185, 153, 110)), which gives #B9996E its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B9996E: 7.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. #B9996E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B9996E color variations

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

#B9996E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B9996E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B9996E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B9996E 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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#B9996E 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 #B9996E

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

Double Canterbury Clay color link
Double Canterbury Clay

#B89F6F

Griffin Oak color link
Griffin Oak

#B99B74

Dust color link
Dust

#B2996E

Goldie color link
Goldie

#B39B69

Camel color link
Camel

#C19A6B

Travis color link
Travis

#B79E67

Uluru color link
Uluru

#BF9B67

Perfect Beige color link
Perfect Beige

#BE9676

Triple Canterbury Clay color link
Triple Canterbury Clay

#B59465

Pale Oak color link
Pale Oak

#BBA46D

Piha Sand color link
Piha Sand

#B7A077

Half Kalgoorie Sands color link
Half Kalgoorie Sands

#C19676

#B9996E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9996E
  • RGB185, 153, 110
  • CMYK0, 13, 29, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 153, 110)
  • HSL34°, 35%, 58%
  • HSL Precise34.4°, 34.884%, 57.843%
  • HSV34°, 41%, 73%
  • HSB34°, 41%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.600, 0.431)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.600, 0.431, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.600, 0.431)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB9996E
  • DECIMAL ID12163438
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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