What color is #B99C7F?

#B99C7F is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color French Oak. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B99C7F?

The RGB value is 185, 156, 127: 185 red, 156 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B99C7F?

The complementary color is #7F9CB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B99C7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B99C7F color

#B99C7F rgb(185, 156, 127)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B99C7F is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 61.2% green and 49.8% blue (185, 156, 127).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 29% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 31% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is French Oak (#BB9E7C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.12:1).

#B99C7F color codes

HEX	`#B99C7F`
RGB	`rgb(185, 156, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 61.2%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 29%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 31%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 31%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.23, 6.4, 19.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.23, 20.24, 71.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.727, 35.625, 25.069)`
Decimal	`12164223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B99C7F, 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 #B99C7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B99C7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.12:1	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 #B99C7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b99c7f; }
.text { color: #b99c7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b99c7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 156 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b99c7f, #b9b97f); }

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Questions

What color is #B99C7F?: #B99C7F is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color French Oak. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B99C7F?: The RGB value is 185, 156, 127: 185 red, 156 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B99C7F?: The complementary color is #7F9CB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B99C7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.