What color is #BB9D90?

#BB9D90 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BB9D90?

The RGB value is 187, 157, 144: 187 red, 157 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB9D90?

The complementary color is #90AEBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB9D90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB9D90 color

#BB9D90 rgb(187, 157, 144)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BB9D90 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 61.6% green and 56.5% blue (187, 157, 144).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 24% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 23% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#BB9D90 color codes

HEX	`#BB9D90`
RGB	`rgb(187, 157, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 61.6%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 24%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 23%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 23%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.05, 9.04, 10.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.05, 14.18, 50.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.585, 36.694, 31.483)`
Decimal	`12295568`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB9D90, 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 #BB9D90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BB9D90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	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 #BB9D90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb9d90; }
.text { color: #bb9d90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb9d90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 157 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb9d90, #bbb390); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BB9D90?: #BB9D90 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BB9D90?: The RGB value is 187, 157, 144: 187 red, 157 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB9D90?: The complementary color is #90AEBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB9D90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.