What color is #BB9C8C?

#BB9C8C 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 #BB9C8C?

The RGB value is 187, 156, 140: 187 red, 156 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB9C8C?

The complementary color is #8CABBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB9C8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB9C8C color

#BB9C8C rgb(187, 156, 140)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BB9C8C is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 61.2% green and 54.9% blue (187, 156, 140).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 26% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 25% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Sombrero (#B39C8C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.25:1).

#BB9C8C color codes

HEX	`#BB9C8C`
RGB	`rgb(187, 156, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 61.2%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 26%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 25%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 25%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.7, 9, 12.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.7, 15.54, 54.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.116, 36.237, 29.845)`
Decimal	`12295308`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB9C8C, 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 #BB9C8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BB9C8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.25:1	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 #BB9C8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb9c8c; }
.text { color: #bb9c8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb9c8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 156 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb9c8c, #bbb38c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BB9C8C?: #BB9C8C 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 #BB9C8C?: The RGB value is 187, 156, 140: 187 red, 156 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB9C8C?: The complementary color is #8CABBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB9C8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.