What color is #B99683?

#B99683 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B99683?

The RGB value is 185, 150, 131: 185 red, 150 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B99683?

The complementary color is #83A6B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B99683?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B99683 color

#B99683 rgb(185, 150, 131)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B99683 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 58.8% green and 51.4% blue (185, 150, 131).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 28% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 29% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nougat (#AE8A78), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#B99683 color codes

HEX	`#B99683`
RGB	`rgb(185, 150, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 58.8%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 28%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 29%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 29%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.78, 10.24, 14.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.78, 18.14, 55.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.011, 33.767, 26.142)`
Decimal	`12162691`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B99683, 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 #B99683	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B99683 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	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 #B99683 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b99683; }
.text { color: #b99683; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b99683; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 150 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b99683, #b9b183); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #B99683?: #B99683 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B99683?: The RGB value is 185, 150, 131: 185 red, 150 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B99683?: The complementary color is #83A6B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B99683?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.