What color is #B9A599?

#B9A599 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9A599?

The RGB value is 185, 165, 153: 185 red, 165 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9A599?

The complementary color is #99ADB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9A599?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9A599 color

#B9A599 rgb(185, 165, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9A599 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 64.7% green and 60% blue (185, 165, 153).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 19% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 17% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom (#BDACA3), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.9:1).

#B9A599 color codes

HEX	`#B9A599`
RGB	`rgb(185, 165, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 64.7%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 19%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 17%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 17%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.13, 5.28, 8.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.13, 10.32, 59.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.212, 39.525, 35.694)`
Decimal	`12166553`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9A599, 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 #B9A599	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9A599 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.9:1	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 #B9A599 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9a599; }
.text { color: #b9a599; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9a599; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 165 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9a599, #b9b599); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B9A599?: #B9A599 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9A599?: The RGB value is 185, 165, 153: 185 red, 165 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9A599?: The complementary color is #99ADB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9A599?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.