Information about #B9B39B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B9B39B is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(185, 179, 155) — 72.5% red, 70.2% green, 60.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 12 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly toned golden yellow, #B9B39B has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Half Hillary (#B9B398). Slightly further away sit Aquashield Akaroa (#BEB29A) and Triple Parchment (#BDAF96).

In RGB terms — rgb(185, 179, 155) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 10.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B9B39B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B9B39B color variations

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

#B9B39B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B9B39B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B9B39B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B9B39B 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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#B9B39B 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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#BAA59C
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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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#B49CBA
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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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#BA9CB1
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Nearest named colors to #B9B39B

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

Half Hillary color link
Half Hillary

#B9B398

Aquashield Akaroa color link
Aquashield Akaroa

#BEB29A

Triple Parchment color link
Triple Parchment

#BDAF96

Half Napa color link
Half Napa

#B4AD9E

Silk color link
Silk

#BBADA1

Bedrock color link
Bedrock

#B3AC9C

Glitterati color link
Glitterati

#B3AD97

Serene color link
Serene

#BDB0A3

Antidote color link
Antidote

#C1B09F

Eighth Stonewall color link
Eighth Stonewall

#B2AD9E

Quarter Pravda color link
Quarter Pravda

#B4AB9E

Aspiring color link
Aspiring

#BBBBA1

#B9B39B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9B39B
  • RGB185, 179, 155
  • CMYK0, 2, 12, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 179, 155)
  • HSL48°, 18%, 67%
  • HSL Precise48°, 17.647%, 66.667%
  • HSV48°, 16%, 73%
  • HSB48°, 16%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.702, 0.608)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.702, 0.608, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.702, 0.608)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60.8%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB9B39B
  • DECIMAL ID12170139
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers26 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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