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Information about #B9B383 color

#B9B383 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B9B383 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(185, 179, 131) — 72.5% red, 70.2% green, 51.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 21 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B9B383 is a moderately toned sunny yellow that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Stone Age (#B6B285). Slightly further away sit Quarter Crisp Green (#B8B47B) and Pavlova (#BAAB87).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(185, 179, 131)), which gives #B9B383 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B9B383: 9.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B9B383 color variations

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

#B9B383 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B9B383 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B9B383 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B9B383 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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#B9B383 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 #B9B383

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

Stone Age color link
Stone Age

#B6B285

Quarter Crisp Green color link
Quarter Crisp Green

#B8B47B

Pavlova color link
Pavlova

#BAAB87

Sage color link
Sage

#BCB88A

Chino color link
Chino

#B8AD8A

Ecru color link
Ecru

#C2B280

Pastel Olive color link
Pastel Olive

#BCBC82

Underside Of Willow Leaves color link
Underside Of Willow Leaves

#BCB58C

Earthstone color link
Earthstone

#B5AF8B

Putty color link
Putty

#BEAE8A

Toi color link
Toi

#B7AD8B

Coriander color link
Coriander

#BBB58D

#B9B383 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9B383
  • RGB185, 179, 131
  • CMYK0, 2, 21, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 179, 131)
  • HSL53°, 28%, 62%
  • HSL Precise53.333°, 27.835%, 61.961%
  • HSV53°, 29%, 73%
  • HSB53°, 29%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.514
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.702, 0.514)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.702, 0.514, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.702, 0.514)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB51.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB9B383
  • DECIMAL ID12170115
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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