What color is #BB9072?

#BB9072 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Macaroon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BB9072?

The RGB value is 187, 144, 114: 187 red, 144 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB9072?

The complementary color is #729DBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB9072?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB9072 color

#BB9072 rgb(187, 144, 114)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BB9072 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 56.5% green and 44.7% blue (187, 144, 114).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 35% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 39% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Macaroon (#B38B71), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#BB9072 color codes

HEX	`#BB9072`
RGB	`rgb(187, 144, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 56.5%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 35%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 39%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 39%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.12, 12.18, 22.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.12, 25.32, 61.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.505, 31.728, 20.276)`
Decimal	`12292210`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB9072, 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 #BB9072	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BB9072 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	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 #BB9072 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb9072; }
.text { color: #bb9072; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb9072; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 144 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb9072, #bbb472); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #BB9072?: #BB9072 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Macaroon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BB9072?: The RGB value is 187, 144, 114: 187 red, 144 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB9072?: The complementary color is #729DBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB9072?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.