#B17D16 Color

#B17D16 is rgb(177, 125, 22) in RGB and hsl(40, 78%, 39%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGoldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B17D16

HEX#B17D16

RGBrgb(177, 125, 22)

HSLhsl(40, 78%, 39%)

HSVhsv(40, 88%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(62.6% 0.125 77.8)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 29%, 88%, 31%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B17D16 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.61:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.81:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B17D16 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B17D16 Complementary#164AB1 Analogous#B13016 Analogous#97B116 Triadic#16B17D Triadic#7D16B1

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B17D16, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D5971A #E6AC37 #EBBB5C #F0CC84 #F4DBA9 #F9ECD2

Shades

#9A6D13 #845D10 #6D4D0D #563D0B #402D08 #291D05

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