What color is #BB8A69?

#BB8A69 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Macaroon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BB8A69?

The RGB value is 187, 138, 105: 187 red, 138 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB8A69?

The complementary color is #699ABB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB8A69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB8A69 color

#BB8A69 rgb(187, 138, 105)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BB8A69 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 54.1% green and 41.2% blue (187, 138, 105).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 38% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 44% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Macaroon (#B38B71), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#BB8A69 color codes

HEX	`#BB8A69`
RGB	`rgb(187, 138, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 54.1%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 38%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 44%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 44%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.45, 14.48, 24.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.45, 28.87, 59.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.133, 29.764, 17.414)`
Decimal	`12290665`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB8A69, 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 #BB8A69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BB8A69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	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 #BB8A69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb8a69; }
.text { color: #bb8a69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb8a69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 138 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb8a69, #bbb369); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #BB8A69?: #BB8A69 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Macaroon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BB8A69?: The RGB value is 187, 138, 105: 187 red, 138 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB8A69?: The complementary color is #699ABB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB8A69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.