Information about #BB9F59 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#BB9F59 presents itself as a clearly saturated amber-leaning orange — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Fleetwood (#B99E56). Slightly further away sit Mind on a Million Gold (#BE9D5E) and Double Putty (#C09B59).
In RGB terms — rgb(187, 159, 89) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BB9F59 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#BB9F59 color variations
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#BB9F59 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#BB9F59 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BB9F59 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BB9F59 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#BB9F59 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #BB9F59 color
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Nearest named colors to #BB9F59
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#B99E56
#BE9D5E
#C09B59
#BBA151
#C49E5B
#C39953
#B7945D
#B6935C
#C19552
#C39D64
#BB9351
#AF9B60
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#BB9F59
- RGB187, 159, 89
- CMYK0, 11, 38, 27
- CSSrgb(187, 159, 89)
- HSL43°, 42%, 54%
- HSL Precise42.857°, 41.88%, 54.118%
- HSV43°, 52%, 73%
- HSB43°, 52%, 73%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.624
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.349
- GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.624, 0.349)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.624, 0.349, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.624, 0.349)
- Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB62.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB34.9%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDBB9F59
- DECIMAL ID12296025
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
