What color is #B99565?

#B99565 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Camel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B99565?

The RGB value is 185, 149, 101: 185 red, 149 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B99565?

The complementary color is #6589B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B99565?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B99565 color

#B99565 rgb(185, 149, 101)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B99565 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 58.4% green and 39.6% blue (185, 149, 101).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 38% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 45% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Camel (#C19A6B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#B99565 color codes

HEX	`#B99565`
RGB	`rgb(185, 149, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 58.4%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 38%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 45%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 45%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.96, 7.15, 30.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.96, 31.23, 76.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.105, 32.751, 16.887)`
Decimal	`12162405`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B99565, 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 #B99565	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B99565 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	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 #B99565 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b99565; }
.text { color: #b99565; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b99565; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 149 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b99565, #b3b965); }

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Questions

What color is #B99565?: #B99565 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Camel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B99565?: The RGB value is 185, 149, 101: 185 red, 149 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B99565?: The complementary color is #6589B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B99565?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.