What color is #B99152?

#B99152 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Maple Syrup. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B99152?

The RGB value is 185, 145, 82: 185 red, 145 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B99152?

The complementary color is #527AB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B99152?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B99152 color

#B99152 rgb(185, 145, 82)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B99152 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 56.9% green and 32.2% blue (185, 145, 82).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 42% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 56% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Maple Syrup (#BB9351), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#B99152 color codes

HEX	`#B99152`
RGB	`rgb(185, 145, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 56.9%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 42%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 56%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 56%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.66, 7.55, 38.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.66, 39.58, 79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.658, 31.176, 12.331)`
Decimal	`12161362`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B99152, 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 #B99152	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B99152 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	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 #B99152 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b99152; }
.text { color: #b99152; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b99152; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 145 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b99152, #aeb952); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #B99152?: #B99152 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Maple Syrup. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B99152?: The RGB value is 185, 145, 82: 185 red, 145 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B99152?: The complementary color is #527AB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B99152?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.