Information about #B9AC92 color

#B9AC92 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B9AC92 falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(185, 172, 146) — 72.5% red, 67.5% green, 57.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 5 / 15 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained amber-leaning orange, #B9AC92 appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Bison Hide (#B5AC94). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Drought (#B8A88F) and Joss (#B9A896).

In RGB terms — rgb(185, 172, 146) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B9AC92: 9.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B9AC92 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B9AC92 color variations

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#B9AC92 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 #B9AC92

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

Bison Hide color link
Bison Hide

#B5AC94

Drought color link
Drought

#B8A88F

Joss color link
Joss

#B9A896

Pale Khaki color link
Pale Khaki

#BFAF92

Toi color link
Toi

#B7AD8B

Overland color link
Overland

#B2AA94

Half Malta color link
Half Malta

#B5A695

Glitterati color link
Glitterati

#B3AD97

Chino color link
Chino

#B8AD8A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9AC92
  • RGB185, 172, 146
  • CMYK0, 5, 15, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 172, 146)
  • HSL40°, 22%, 65%
  • HSL Precise40°, 21.788%, 64.902%
  • HSV40°, 21%, 73%
  • HSB40°, 21%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.573
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.675, 0.573)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.675, 0.573, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.675, 0.573)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB57.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB9AC92
  • DECIMAL ID12168338
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01