Information about Double Canterbury Clay color

#B89F6F - Double Canterbury Clay color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B89F6F, known as "Double Canterbury Clay", is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(184, 159, 111) — 72.2% red, 62.4% green, 43.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 10 / 29 / 28. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#B89F6F presents itself as a moderately toned 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 Pale Oak (#BBA46D). Slightly further away sit Griffin Oak (#B99B74) and Travis (#B79E67).

In RGB terms — rgb(184, 159, 111) — 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. The name "Double Canterbury Clay" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Double Canterbury Clay color variations

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

Double Canterbury Clay color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

Double Canterbury Clay color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

Double Canterbury Clay color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

Double Canterbury Clay 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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Double Canterbury Clay 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 Double Canterbury Clay

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Pale Oak color link
Pale Oak

#BBA46D

Griffin Oak color link
Griffin Oak

#B99B74

Travis color link
Travis

#B79E67

Piha Sand color link
Piha Sand

#B7A077

Dust color link
Dust

#B2996E

Goldie color link
Goldie

#B39B69

Coromandel color link
Coromandel

#B9A873

Camel color link
Camel

#C19A6B

Safari color link
Safari

#C0A469

Uluru color link
Uluru

#BF9B67

Perfect Beige color link
Perfect Beige

#BE9676

Iko color link
Iko

#B3AB6E

Double Canterbury Clay color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B89F6F
  • RGB184, 159, 111
  • CMYK0, 10, 29, 28
  • CSSrgb(184, 159, 111)
  • HSL39°, 34%, 58%
  • HSL Precise39.452°, 33.953%, 57.843%
  • HSV39°, 40%, 72%
  • HSB39°, 40%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.722
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.435
  • GLSLvec3(0.722, 0.624, 0.435)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.722, 0.624, 0.435, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.722, 0.624, 0.435)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB89F6F
  • DECIMAL ID12099439
  • Name Length22
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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