What color is #BB9E7C?

#BB9E7C is a desaturated orange known as French Oak. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of French Oak?

The RGB value is 187, 158, 124: 187 red, 158 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of French Oak?

The complementary color is #7C99BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB9E7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

French Oak color: hex code #BB9E7C

#BB9E7C rgb(187, 158, 124)

Shades of brown

French Oak has the hex code #BB9E7C. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 62% green and 48.6% blue (187, 158, 124).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 32% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 34% yellow and 27% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.29:1).

French Oak (#BB9E7C) color codes

HEX	`#BB9E7C`
RGB	`rgb(187, 158, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 62%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 32%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 34%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 34%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.88, 5.72, 21.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.88, 22.51, 75.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.359, 36.475, 24.19)`
Decimal	`12295804`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with French Oak, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BB9E7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BB9E7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BB9E7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb9e7c; }
.text { color: #bb9e7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb9e7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 158 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb9e7c, #b8bb7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #BB9E7C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BB9E7C?: #BB9E7C is a desaturated orange known as French Oak. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of French Oak?: The RGB value is 187, 158, 124: 187 red, 158 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of French Oak?: The complementary color is #7C99BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB9E7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.