Information about #B9AF8D color

#B9AF8D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B9AF8D falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(185, 175, 141) — 72.5% red, 68.6% green, 55.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 17 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B9AF8D reads as a calm, restrained yellow and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Toi (#B7AD8B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Chino (#B8AD8A) and Earthstone (#B5AF8B).

In RGB terms — rgb(185, 175, 141) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B9AF8D: 9.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B9AF8D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B9AF8D color variations

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

#B9AF8D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B9AF8D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B9AF8D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B9AF8D 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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#B9AF8D 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 #B9AF8D

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

Toi color link
Toi

#B7AD8B

Chino color link
Chino

#B8AD8A

Earthstone color link
Earthstone

#B5AF8B

Putty color link
Putty

#BEAE8A

Coriander color link
Coriander

#BBB58D

Underside Of Willow Leaves color link
Underside Of Willow Leaves

#BCB58C

Triple Fossil color link
Triple Fossil

#BEB291

Pavlova color link
Pavlova

#BAAB87

Drought color link
Drought

#B8A88F

Pale Khaki color link
Pale Khaki

#BFAF92

Bison Hide color link
Bison Hide

#B5AC94

Stone Age color link
Stone Age

#B6B285

#B9AF8D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9AF8D
  • RGB185, 175, 141
  • CMYK0, 4, 17, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 175, 141)
  • HSL46°, 24%, 64%
  • HSL Precise46.364°, 23.913%, 63.922%
  • HSV46°, 24%, 73%
  • HSB46°, 24%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.686, 0.553)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.686, 0.553, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.686, 0.553)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB9AF8D
  • DECIMAL ID12169101
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited3 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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