What color is #BB9F8E?

#BB9F8E is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BB9F8E?

The RGB value is 187, 159, 142: 187 red, 159 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB9F8E?

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

Is black or white text better on #BB9F8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB9F8E color

#BB9F8E rgb(187, 159, 142)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BB9F8E is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 62.4% green and 55.7% blue (187, 159, 142).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 25% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 24% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Sombrero (#B39C8C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.46:1).

#BB9F8E color codes

HEX	`#BB9F8E`
RGB	`rgb(187, 159, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 62.4%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 25%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 24%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 24%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.51, 7.64, 12.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.51, 14.82, 58.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.774, 37.315, 30.799)`
Decimal	`12296078`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB9F8E, 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 #BB9F8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BB9F8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.46:1	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 #BB9F8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb9f8e; }
.text { color: #bb9f8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb9f8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 159 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb9f8e, #bbb68e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BB9F8E?: #BB9F8E is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BB9F8E?: The RGB value is 187, 159, 142: 187 red, 159 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB9F8E?: The complementary color is #8EAABB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB9F8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.