What color is #BB852F?

#BB852F is a moderate orange known as Gothic Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Gothic Gold?

The RGB value is 187, 133, 47: 187 red, 133 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Gothic Gold?

The complementary color is #2F65BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB852F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Gothic Gold color: hex code #BB852F

#BB852F rgb(187, 133, 47)

Shades of brown

Gothic Gold has the hex code #BB852F. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 52.2% green and 18.4% blue (187, 133, 47).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 60% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 75% yellow and 27% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.51:1).

Gothic Gold (#BB852F) color codes

HEX	`#BB852F`
RGB	`rgb(187, 133, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 52.2%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 60%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 75%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 75%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.48, 12.8, 52.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.48, 53.69, 76.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.396, 27.548, 6.458)`
Decimal	`12289327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Gothic Gold, 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 #BB852F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BB852F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	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 #BB852F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb852f; }
.text { color: #bb852f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb852f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 133 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb852f, #abbb2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Goldenrod.

See #BB852F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BB852F?: #BB852F is a moderate orange known as Gothic Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Gothic Gold?: The RGB value is 187, 133, 47: 187 red, 133 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Gothic Gold?: The complementary color is #2F65BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB852F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.