What color is #99865D?

#99865D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wasteland. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99865D?

The RGB value is 153, 134, 93: 153 red, 134 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99865D?

The complementary color is #5D7099, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99865D?

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.

#99865D color

#99865D rgb(153, 134, 93)

Shades of brown

The hex color #99865D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 52.5% green and 36.5% blue (153, 134, 93).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 24% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 39% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Wasteland (#9C8855), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#99865D color codes

HEX	`#99865D`
RGB	`rgb(153, 134, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 52.5%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 24%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 39%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 39%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.7, 1.08, 24.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.7, 24.76, 87.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.638, 24.614, 13.86)`
Decimal	`10061405`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99865D, 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 #99865D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#99865D 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 #99865D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99865d; }
.text { color: #99865d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99865d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 134 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99865d, #8e995d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #99865D?: #99865D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wasteland. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99865D?: The RGB value is 153, 134, 93: 153 red, 134 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99865D?: The complementary color is #5D7099, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99865D?: 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.