Information about #B98A1D color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#B98A1D falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(185, 138, 29) — 72.5% red, 54.1% green, 11.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 18 / 61 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B98A1D is a vivid, lively orange that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to University Of California Gold (#B78727). Nearby in the Register you will also find Wazzup (#BC9425) and Cinnamon (#C58917).

In RGB terms — rgb(185, 138, 29) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 6.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.1:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B98A1D color variations

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

#B98A1D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B98A1D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B98A1D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B98A1D 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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#B98A1D 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 #B98A1D

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

University Of California Gold color link
University Of California Gold

#B78727

Wazzup color link
Wazzup

#BC9425

Cinnamon color link
Cinnamon

#C58917

Nugget color link
Nugget

#BC9229

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Dixie Chick color link
Dixie Chick

#C48F2A

Dark Goldenrod color link
Dark Goldenrod

#B8860B

Desert Yellow color link
Desert Yellow

#CA8D16

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Rich Bronze color link
Rich Bronze

#C77D1C

Yellowy Brown color link
Yellowy Brown

#AE8B0C

#B98A1D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B98A1D
  • RGB185, 138, 29
  • CMYK0, 18, 61, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 138, 29)
  • HSL42°, 73%, 42%
  • HSL Precise41.923°, 72.897%, 41.961%
  • HSV42°, 84%, 73%
  • HSB42°, 84%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.114
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.541, 0.114)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.541, 0.114, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.541, 0.114)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB98A1D
  • DECIMAL ID12159517
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited7 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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