What color is #BB9F74?

#BB9F74 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Curry Sauce. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BB9F74?

The RGB value is 187, 159, 116: 187 red, 159 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB9F74?

The complementary color is #7490BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB9F74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB9F74 color

#BB9F74 rgb(187, 159, 116)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BB9F74 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 62.4% green and 45.5% blue (187, 159, 116).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 34% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 38% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Curry Sauce (#BE9E6F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.32:1).

#BB9F74 color codes

HEX	`#BB9F74`
RGB	`rgb(187, 159, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 62.4%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 34%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 38%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 38%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.99, 4.18, 26.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.99, 26.62, 80.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.045, 36.624, 21.69)`
Decimal	`12296052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB9F74, 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 #BB9F74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BB9F74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.32:1	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 #BB9F74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb9f74; }
.text { color: #bb9f74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb9f74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 159 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb9f74, #b4bb74); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BB9F74?: #BB9F74 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Curry Sauce. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BB9F74?: The RGB value is 187, 159, 116: 187 red, 159 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB9F74?: The complementary color is #7490BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB9F74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.