What color is #99856A?

#99856A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Tahini Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99856A?

The RGB value is 153, 133, 106: 153 red, 133 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99856A?

The complementary color is #6A7E99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99856A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99856A color

#99856A rgb(153, 133, 106)

Shades of brown

The hex color #99856A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 52.2% green and 41.6% blue (153, 133, 106).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 19% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 31% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Tahini Brown (#9B856B), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#99856A color codes

HEX	`#99856A`
RGB	`rgb(153, 133, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 52.2%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 19%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 31%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 31%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.67, 3.34, 17.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.67, 17.69, 79.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.126, 24.589, 17.108)`
Decimal	`10061162`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99856A, 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 #99856A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#99856A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	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 #99856A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99856a; }
.text { color: #99856a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99856a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 133 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99856a, #95996a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #99856A?: #99856A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Tahini Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99856A?: The RGB value is 153, 133, 106: 153 red, 133 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99856A?: The complementary color is #6A7E99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99856A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.