Information about #B9B46E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#B9B46E falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(185, 180, 110) — 72.5% red, 70.6% green, 43.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 29 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B9B46E is a moderately toned golden yellow that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dark Khaki (#BDB76B). Slightly further away sit Golden Green (#BDB369) and Misty Moss (#BBB477).

The recipe behind #B9B46E is rgb(185, 180, 110), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B9B46E: 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.

#B9B46E color variations

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

#B9B46E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B9B46E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B9B46E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B9B46E 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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#B9B46E 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 #B9B46E

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

Dark Khaki color link
Dark Khaki

#BDB76B

Golden Green color link
Golden Green

#BDB369

Misty Moss color link
Misty Moss

#BBB477

Iko color link
Iko

#B3AB6E

Pomelo Olive color link
Pomelo Olive

#BFBD70

Coromandel color link
Coromandel

#B9A873

Quarter Crisp Green color link
Quarter Crisp Green

#B8B47B

Gimblet color link
Gimblet

#B9AD61

Pale Oak color link
Pale Oak

#BBA46D

Khaki color link
Khaki

#ADA96E

Light Olive color link
Light Olive

#ACBF69

Vermont color link
Vermont

#B2BE61

#B9B46E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9B46E
  • RGB185, 180, 110
  • CMYK0, 2, 29, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 180, 110)
  • HSL56°, 35%, 58%
  • HSL Precise56°, 34.884%, 57.843%
  • HSV56°, 41%, 73%
  • HSB56°, 41%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.706, 0.431)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.706, 0.431, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.706, 0.431)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB9B46E
  • DECIMAL ID12170350
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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