Information about #B9AB78 color

#B9AB78 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B9AB78 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(185, 171, 120) — 72.5% red, 67.1% green, 47.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 25 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B9AB78 reads as a moderately toned golden yellow 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 a hair away from Coromandel (#B9A873). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Misty Moss (#BBB477) and Quarter Crisp Green (#B8B47B).

The recipe behind #B9AB78 is rgb(185, 171, 120), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B9AB78: 9.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. #B9AB78 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B9AB78 color variations

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

#B9AB78 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B9AB78 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B9AB78 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B9AB78 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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#B9AB78 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 #B9AB78

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

Coromandel color link
Coromandel

#B9A873

Misty Moss color link
Misty Moss

#BBB477

Quarter Crisp Green color link
Quarter Crisp Green

#B8B47B

Piha Sand color link
Piha Sand

#B7A077

Iko color link
Iko

#B3AB6E

Taupe color link
Taupe

#B9A281

Pale Oak color link
Pale Oak

#BBA46D

Navarone color link
Navarone

#B9A584

Ecru color link
Ecru

#C2B280

Dull Beige color link
Dull Beige

#BAA182

Quarter Sorrell Brown color link
Quarter Sorrell Brown

#C1A07D

Doeskin color link
Doeskin

#B6A081

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9AB78
  • RGB185, 171, 120
  • CMYK0, 5, 25, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 171, 120)
  • HSL47°, 32%, 60%
  • HSL Precise47.077°, 31.707%, 59.804%
  • HSV47°, 35%, 73%
  • HSB47°, 35%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.671, 0.471)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.671, 0.471, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.671, 0.471)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB9AB78
  • DECIMAL ID12168056
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers28 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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