What color is #BB9E6B?

#BB9E6B is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Tiger. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BB9E6B?

The RGB value is 187, 158, 107: 187 red, 158 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB9E6B?

The complementary color is #6B88BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB9E6B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB9E6B color

#BB9E6B rgb(187, 158, 107)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BB9E6B is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 62% green and 42% blue (187, 158, 107).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 37% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 43% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Tiger (#BE9C67), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.22:1).

#BB9E6B color codes

HEX	`#BB9E6B`
RGB	`rgb(187, 158, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 62%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 37%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 43%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 43%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.58, 3.7, 30.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.58, 30.83, 83.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.375, 36.082, 19.008)`
Decimal	`12295787`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB9E6B, 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 #BB9E6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BB9E6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.22:1	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 #BB9E6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb9e6b; }
.text { color: #bb9e6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb9e6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 158 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb9e6b, #b0bb6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #BB9E6B?: #BB9E6B is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Tiger. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BB9E6B?: The RGB value is 187, 158, 107: 187 red, 158 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB9E6B?: The complementary color is #6B88BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB9E6B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.