Information about #B99B6E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#B99B6E falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(185, 155, 110) — 72.5% red, 60.8% green, 43.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 12 / 29 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A mildly saturated orange, #B99B6E 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 almost identical to Double Canterbury Clay (#B89F6F). Slightly further away sit Griffin Oak (#B99B74) and Dust (#B2996E).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(185, 155, 110)), which gives #B99B6E its character. On this background, black text reaches a 8.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. #B99B6E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B99B6E color variations

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

#B99B6E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B99B6E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B99B6E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B99B6E 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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#B99B6E 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 #B99B6E

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

Travis color link
Travis

#B79E67

Camel color link
Camel

#C19A6B

Uluru color link
Uluru

#BF9B67

Pale Oak color link
Pale Oak

#BBA46D

Piha Sand color link
Piha Sand

#B7A077

Perfect Beige color link
Perfect Beige

#BE9676

Triple Canterbury Clay color link
Triple Canterbury Clay

#B59465

Half Kalgoorie Sands color link
Half Kalgoorie Sands

#C19676

#B99B6E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B99B6E
  • RGB185, 155, 110
  • CMYK0, 12, 29, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 155, 110)
  • HSL36°, 35%, 58%
  • HSL Precise36°, 34.884%, 57.843%
  • HSV36°, 41%, 73%
  • HSB36°, 41%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.608, 0.431)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.608, 0.431, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.608, 0.431)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB99B6E
  • DECIMAL ID12163950
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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