Palettes / Colors / #B99331

#B99331 — Yellow

#B99331 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color Peru (#CD853F). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: peru (#CD853F) — not an exact match. CSS peru gives you #CD853F, a different color; use #B99331 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#B99331 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #3158B9; it also sits naturally between #B94F31 and #9CB931. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 58% · Blue 19%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 74% · Key 27%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #B99331

.text { color: #B99331; }
.background { background-color: #B99331; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B99331; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(185, 147, 49); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(43, 58%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B99331; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(185, 147, 49, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B99331; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(185, 147, 49, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B99331">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B99331">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3158B9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B99331: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B99331

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #B99331 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #B99331 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #B99331?

#B99331 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 185, 147, 49). Its closest standard named color is Peru.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B99331?

#B99331 is RGB 185, 147, 49 — HSL 43°, 58%, 46% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 74%, 27%.

What colors go with #B99331?

Its complement is #3158B9; analogous partners are #B94F31 and #9CB931. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B99331 for text?

Black text on #B99331 has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.88:1.