What color is #B99900?

#B99900 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Sunken Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B99900?

The RGB value is 185, 153, 0: 185 red, 153 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B99900?

The complementary color is #0020B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B99900?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B99900 color

#B99900 rgb(185, 153, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B99900 is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 60% green and 0% blue (185, 153, 0).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 100% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 100% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Gold (#B29700), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#B99900 color codes

HEX	`#B99900`
RGB	`rgb(185, 153, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 60%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 100%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 100%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 100%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.24, -0.21, 68.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.24, 68.02, 90.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.401, 33.099, 4.735)`
Decimal	`12163328`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B99900, 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 #B99900	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B99900 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	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 #B99900 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b99900; }
.text { color: #b99900; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b99900; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 153 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b99900, #7db900); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #B99900?: #B99900 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Sunken Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B99900?: The RGB value is 185, 153, 0: 185 red, 153 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B99900?: The complementary color is #0020B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B99900?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.