Information about #B9B313 color

#B9B313 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B9B313 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with High Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(185, 179, 19) (72.5% red, 70.2% green, 7.5% blue), or CMYK 0 / 2 / 65 / 27 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B9B313 reads as a strongly colored sunny yellow and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to La Rioja (#BAC00E). Slightly further away sit Olive Yellow (#C2B709) and Puke Yellow (#C2BE0E).

The recipe behind #B9B313 is rgb(185, 179, 19), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 9.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B9B313 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B9B313 color variations

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

#B9B313 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 #B9B313

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

La Rioja color link
La Rioja

#BAC00E

Olive Yellow color link
Olive Yellow

#C2B709

Puke Yellow color link
Puke Yellow

#C2BE0E

Snot color link
Snot

#ACBB0D

Acid Green color link
Acid Green

#B0BF1A

Muddy Yellow color link
Muddy Yellow

#BFAC05

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Rio Grande color link
Rio Grande

#B7C61A

Bile color link
Bile

#B5C306

Vomit Yellow color link
Vomit Yellow

#C7C10C

Cookie Brown color link
Cookie Brown

#C7A317

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9B313
  • RGB185, 179, 19
  • CMYK0, 2, 65, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 179, 19)
  • HSL58°, 81%, 40%
  • HSL Precise57.831°, 81.373%, 40%
  • HSV58°, 90%, 73%
  • HSB58°, 90%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.075
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.702, 0.075)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.702, 0.075, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.702, 0.075)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB9B313
  • DECIMAL ID12170003
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01