What color is #BB9B83?

#BB9B83 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BB9B83?

The RGB value is 187, 155, 131: 187 red, 155 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB9B83?

The complementary color is #83A3BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB9B83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB9B83 color

#BB9B83 rgb(187, 155, 131)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BB9B83 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 60.8% green and 51.4% blue (187, 155, 131).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 29% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 30% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Sombrero (#B39C8C), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.13:1).

#BB9B83 color codes

HEX	`#BB9B83`
RGB	`rgb(187, 155, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 60.8%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 29%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 30%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 30%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.25, 8.28, 17.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.25, 18.95, 64.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.312, 35.648, 26.436)`
Decimal	`12295043`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB9B83, 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 #BB9B83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BB9B83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	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 #BB9B83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb9b83; }
.text { color: #bb9b83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb9b83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 155 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb9b83, #bbb783); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BB9B83?: #BB9B83 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BB9B83?: The RGB value is 187, 155, 131: 187 red, 155 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB9B83?: The complementary color is #83A3BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB9B83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.