#B1A159 Color

#B1A159 is rgb(177, 161, 89) in RGB and hsl(49, 36%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkKhaki. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B1A159

HEX#B1A159

RGBrgb(177, 161, 89)

HSLhsl(49, 36%, 52%)

HSVhsv(49, 50%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(70.7% 0.095 97.1)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 50%, 31%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B1A159 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.59:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.11:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B1A159 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B1A159 Complementary#5969B1 Analogous#B17459 Analogous#95B159 Triadic#59B1A1 Triadic#A159B1

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B1A159, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BCAE71 #C6BA86 #D1C89E #DBD4B3 #E7E1CB #F0EDE0

Shades

#9C8D49 #84773E #6C6133 #574E29 #3E381D #262212

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