Information about #B99C54 color

#B99C54 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B99C54 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(185, 156, 84) — 72.5% red, 61.2% green, 32.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 11 / 40 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B99C54 presents itself as a clearly saturated amber-leaning orange — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Fleetwood (#B99E56). Slightly further away sit Dark Pastel Gold (#BBA151) and Double Putty (#C09B59).

In RGB terms — rgb(185, 156, 84) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B99C54: 7.9:1 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.

#B99C54 color variations

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#B99C54 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 #B99C54

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B99C54
  • RGB185, 156, 84
  • CMYK0, 11, 40, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 156, 84)
  • HSL43°, 42%, 53%
  • HSL Precise42.772°, 41.909%, 52.745%
  • HSV43°, 55%, 73%
  • HSB43°, 55%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.329
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.612, 0.329)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.612, 0.329, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.612, 0.329)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB32.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB99C54
  • DECIMAL ID12164180
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01