What color is #B9B299?

#B9B299 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Forgotten Tusk. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9B299?

The RGB value is 185, 178, 153: 185 red, 178 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9B299?

The complementary color is #99A0B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9B299?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.89:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9B299 color

#B9B299 rgb(185, 178, 153)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B9B299 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 69.8% green and 60% blue (185, 178, 153).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 19% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 17% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Forgotten Tusk (#C4BBA5), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.89:1).

#B9B299 color codes

HEX	`#B9B299`
RGB	`rgb(185, 178, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 69.8%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 19%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 17%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 17%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.53, -1.74, 13.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.53, 13.8, 97.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.677, 44.456, 36.516)`
Decimal	`12169881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9B299, 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 #B9B299	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9B299 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.89:1	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 #B9B299 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9b299; }
.text { color: #b9b299; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9b299; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 178 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9b299, #b0b999); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #B9B299?: #B9B299 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Forgotten Tusk. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9B299?: The RGB value is 185, 178, 153: 185 red, 178 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9B299?: The complementary color is #99A0B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9B299?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.89:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.