Information about #B9A94B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#B9A94B falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(185, 169, 75) — 72.5% red, 66.3% green, 29.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 6 / 43 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#B9A94B is a pleasantly vivid sunny yellow that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Dark Pastel Gold (#BBA151). Slightly further away sit Brass (#B5A642) and Sundance (#C4AA4D).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(185, 169, 75)), which gives #B9A94B its character. On this background, black text reaches a 8.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.4:1. #B9A94B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B9A94B color variations

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

#B9A94B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B9A94B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B9A94B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B9A94B 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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#B9A94B 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 #B9A94B

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

Dark Pastel Gold color link
Dark Pastel Gold

#BBA151

Brass color link
Brass

#B5A642

Sundance color link
Sundance

#C4AA4D

Fleetwood color link
Fleetwood

#B99E56

Moderate Olive color link
Moderate Olive

#A8A84A

Matte Goldenrod color link
Matte Goldenrod

#B7984A

Husk color link
Husk

#B2994B

Rustic Gold color link
Rustic Gold

#C2A03D

Billy T color link
Billy T

#C1B943

Olive Green color link
Olive Green

#B5B35C

Vegas Gold color link
Vegas Gold

#C5B358

Aztec Gold color link
Aztec Gold

#C39953

#B9A94B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9A94B
  • RGB185, 169, 75
  • CMYK0, 6, 43, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 169, 75)
  • HSL51°, 44%, 51%
  • HSL Precise51.273°, 44%, 50.98%
  • HSV51°, 59%, 73%
  • HSB51°, 59%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.294
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.663, 0.294)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.663, 0.294, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.663, 0.294)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB29.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB9A94B
  • DECIMAL ID12167499
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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