Information about #B99988 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#B99988 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(185, 153, 136) — 72.5% red, 60% green, 53.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 13 / 19 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B99988 reads as a moderately toned amber-leaning orange and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Mushroom (#BA9E88). Slightly further away sit Del Rio (#B5998E) and Rustic Beige (#BBA084).

In RGB terms — rgb(185, 153, 136) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B99988: 8.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B99988 color variations

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

#B99988 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B99988 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#A1765F

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#795847

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Black

#000000

#B99988 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B99988 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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#B9888A

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#B988B1

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#B99988 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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#88A8B9
#88A8B9

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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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#888FB9
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#88B9B2
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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
#B9B288
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#B9888F
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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
#B99988
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#88B999
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#9988B9
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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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#A8B988
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#88A8B9
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#9988B9
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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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#8FB988
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#88A8B9
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#B288B9
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Nearest named colors to #B99988

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

Mushroom color link
Mushroom

#BA9E88

Del Rio color link
Del Rio

#B5998E

Rustic Beige color link
Rustic Beige

#BBA084

Nude Brown color link
Nude Brown

#BC9E82

Quarter Nullarbor color link
Quarter Nullarbor

#B29F88

Sandcastle color link
Sandcastle

#B29F89

Okey Dokey color link
Okey Dokey

#BCA184

Howlin Wolf color link
Howlin Wolf

#B79F81

Gilded Beige color link
Gilded Beige

#B39F8D

Dull Beige color link
Dull Beige

#BAA182

Ivory Brown color link
Ivory Brown

#B09B8C

Doeskin color link
Doeskin

#B6A081

#B99988 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B99988
  • RGB185, 153, 136
  • CMYK0, 13, 19, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 153, 136)
  • HSL21°, 26%, 63%
  • HSL Precise20.816°, 25.926%, 62.941%
  • HSV21°, 26%, 73%
  • HSB21°, 26%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.600, 0.533)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.600, 0.533, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.600, 0.533)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB53.3%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB99988
  • DECIMAL ID12163464
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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