Information about #B99B41 color

#B99B41 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B99B41 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(185, 155, 65) — 72.5% red, 60.8% green, 25.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 12 / 47 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B99B41 reads as a confidently colored 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 almost identical to Roti (#B69642). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Matte Goldenrod (#B7984A) and Rustic Gold (#C2A03D).

In RGB terms — rgb(185, 155, 65) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B99B41: 7.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B99B41 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B99B41 color variations

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

#B99B41 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 #B99B41

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

Brass color link
Brass

#B5A642

Husk color link
Husk

#B2994B

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Golden Spice color link
Golden Spice

#C6973F

Kowhai color link
Kowhai

#C0934A

Antique Gold color link
Antique Gold

#B0903D

Classius color link
Classius

#B38D42

Tussock color link
Tussock

#BF914B

Pizza color link
Pizza

#BF8D3C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B99B41
  • RGB185, 155, 65
  • CMYK0, 12, 47, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 155, 65)
  • HSL45°, 48%, 49%
  • HSL Precise45°, 48%, 49.02%
  • HSV45°, 65%, 73%
  • HSB45°, 65%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.255
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.608, 0.255)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.608, 0.255, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.608, 0.255)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB99B41
  • DECIMAL ID12163905
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01