Information about #B9B07D color

#B9B07D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B9B07D falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(185, 176, 125) — 72.5% red, 69% green, 49% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 24 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B9B07D is a softly balanced golden yellow that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Quarter Crisp Green (#B8B47B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Misty Moss (#BBB477) and Stone Age (#B6B285).

In RGB terms — rgb(185, 176, 125) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B9B07D: 9.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B9B07D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B9B07D color variations

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

#B9B07D 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #B9B07D

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

Misty Moss color link
Misty Moss

#BBB477

Stone Age color link
Stone Age

#B6B285

Ecru color link
Ecru

#C2B280

Pavlova color link
Pavlova

#BAAB87

Coromandel color link
Coromandel

#B9A873

Navarone color link
Navarone

#B9A584

Pastel Olive color link
Pastel Olive

#BCBC82

Chino color link
Chino

#B8AD8A

Putty color link
Putty

#BEAE8A

Toi color link
Toi

#B7AD8B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9B07D
  • RGB185, 176, 125
  • CMYK0, 4, 24, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 176, 125)
  • HSL51°, 30%, 61%
  • HSL Precise51°, 30%, 60.784%
  • HSV51°, 32%, 73%
  • HSB51°, 32%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.690
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.490
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.690, 0.490)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.690, 0.490, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.690, 0.490)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB9B07D
  • DECIMAL ID12169341
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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