What color is #B99A83?

#B99A83 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B99A83?

The RGB value is 185, 154, 131: 185 red, 154 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B99A83?

The complementary color is #83A2B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B99A83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B99A83 color

#B99A83 rgb(185, 154, 131)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B99A83 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 60.4% green and 51.4% blue (185, 154, 131).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 28% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 29% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Sombrero (#B39C8C), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#B99A83 color codes

HEX	`#B99A83`
RGB	`rgb(185, 154, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 60.4%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 28%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 29%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 29%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.8, 8.04, 16.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.8, 18.25, 63.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.66, 35.066, 26.358)`
Decimal	`12163715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B99A83, 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 #B99A83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B99A83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	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 #B99A83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b99a83; }
.text { color: #b99a83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b99a83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 154 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b99a83, #b9b583); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #B99A83?: #B99A83 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B99A83?: The RGB value is 185, 154, 131: 185 red, 154 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B99A83?: The complementary color is #83A2B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B99A83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.