What color is #BB9C7E?

#BB9C7E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color French Oak. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BB9C7E?

The RGB value is 187, 156, 126: 187 red, 156 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB9C7E?

The complementary color is #7E9DBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB9C7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB9C7E color

#BB9C7E rgb(187, 156, 126)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BB9C7E is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 61.2% green and 49.4% blue (187, 156, 126).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 31% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 33% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is French Oak (#BB9E7C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#BB9C7E color codes

HEX	`#BB9C7E`
RGB	`rgb(187, 156, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 61.2%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 31%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 33%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 33%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.4, 7.07, 20.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.4, 21.23, 70.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.149, 35.85, 24.75)`
Decimal	`12295294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB9C7E, 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 #BB9C7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BB9C7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	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 #BB9C7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb9c7e; }
.text { color: #bb9c7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb9c7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 156 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb9c7e, #bbbb7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #BB9C7E?: #BB9C7E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color French Oak. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BB9C7E?: The RGB value is 187, 156, 126: 187 red, 156 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB9C7E?: The complementary color is #7E9DBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB9C7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.