What color is #B99D92?

#B99D92 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B99D92?

The RGB value is 185, 157, 146: 185 red, 157 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B99D92?

The complementary color is #92AEB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B99D92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B99D92 color

#B99D92 rgb(185, 157, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B99D92 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 61.6% green and 57.3% blue (185, 157, 146).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 22% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 21% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.3:1).

#B99D92 color codes

HEX	`#B99D92`
RGB	`rgb(185, 157, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 61.6%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 22%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 21%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 21%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.9, 8.57, 9.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.9, 12.86, 48.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.253, 36.505, 32.272)`
Decimal	`12164498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B99D92, 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 #B99D92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B99D92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.3:1	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 #B99D92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b99d92; }
.text { color: #b99d92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b99d92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 157 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b99d92, #b9b192); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B99D92?: #B99D92 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B99D92?: The RGB value is 185, 157, 146: 185 red, 157 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B99D92?: The complementary color is #92AEB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B99D92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.