What color is #B99C3E?

#B99C3E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Goldbricker. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B99C3E?

The RGB value is 185, 156, 62: 185 red, 156 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B99C3E?

The complementary color is #3E5BB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B99C3E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B99C3E color

#B99C3E rgb(185, 156, 62)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B99C3E is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 61.2% green and 24.3% blue (185, 156, 62).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 50% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 66% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Goldbricker (#C5A049), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.89:1).

#B99C3E color codes

HEX	`#B99C3E`
RGB	`rgb(185, 156, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 61.2%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 50%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 66%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 66%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.31, 0.11, 51.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.31, 51.55, 89.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.767, 34.441, 9.478)`
Decimal	`12164158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B99C3E, 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 #B99C3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B99C3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.89:1	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 #B99C3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b99c3e; }
.text { color: #b99c3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b99c3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 156 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b99c3e, #98b93e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #B99C3E?: #B99C3E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Goldbricker. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B99C3E?: The RGB value is 185, 156, 62: 185 red, 156 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B99C3E?: The complementary color is #3E5BB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B99C3E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.