Information about #B9AF5C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#B9AF5C falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(185, 175, 92) — 72.5% red, 68.6% green, 36.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 4 / 36 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B9AF5C presents itself as a mildly saturated yellow — one 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 a hair away from Gimblet (#B9AD61). Slightly further away sit Olive Green (#B5B35C) and Flourish (#ADB15E).

In RGB terms — rgb(185, 175, 92) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B9AF5C: 9.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. No one has named #B9AF5C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B9AF5C color variations

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

#B9AF5C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B9AF5C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B9AF5C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B9AF5C 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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#B9AF5C 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 #B9AF5C

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

Gimblet color link
Gimblet

#B9AD61

Olive Green color link
Olive Green

#B5B35C

Flourish color link
Flourish

#ADB15E

Vegas Gold color link
Vegas Gold

#C5B358

Golden Green color link
Golden Green

#BDB369

Laser color link
Laser

#C6A95E

Gold Lustre color link
Gold Lustre

#C9B25F

Fall Leaf Brown color link
Fall Leaf Brown

#C8B560

Vermont color link
Vermont

#B2BE61

Dark Khaki color link
Dark Khaki

#BDB76B

Dark Pastel Gold color link
Dark Pastel Gold

#BBA151

Fleetwood color link
Fleetwood

#B99E56

#B9AF5C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9AF5C
  • RGB185, 175, 92
  • CMYK0, 4, 36, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 175, 92)
  • HSL54°, 40%, 54%
  • HSL Precise53.548°, 39.914%, 54.314%
  • HSV54°, 50%, 73%
  • HSB54°, 50%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.686, 0.361)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.686, 0.361, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.686, 0.361)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB9AF5C
  • DECIMAL ID12169052
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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