What color is #BB9351?

#BB9351 is a desaturated orange known as Maple Syrup. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Maple Syrup?

The RGB value is 187, 147, 81: 187 red, 147 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Maple Syrup?

The complementary color is #5179BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB9351?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Maple Syrup color: hex code #BB9351

#BB9351 rgb(187, 147, 81)

Shades of brown

Maple Syrup has the hex code #BB9351. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 57.6% green and 31.8% blue (187, 147, 81).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 44% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 57% yellow and 27% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

Maple Syrup (#BB9351) color codes

HEX	`#BB9351`
RGB	`rgb(187, 147, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 57.6%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 44%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 57%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 57%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.37, 7.23, 40.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.37, 40.91, 79.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.414, 32.028, 12.258)`
Decimal	`12292945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Maple Syrup, 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 #BB9351	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BB9351 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	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 #BB9351 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb9351; }
.text { color: #bb9351; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb9351; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 147 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb9351, #aebb51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

See #BB9351 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BB9351?: #BB9351 is a desaturated orange known as Maple Syrup. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Maple Syrup?: The RGB value is 187, 147, 81: 187 red, 147 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Maple Syrup?: The complementary color is #5179BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB9351?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.