#B1A559 Color

#B1A559 is rgb(177, 165, 89) in RGB and hsl(52, 36%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkKhaki. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B1A559

HEX#B1A559

RGBrgb(177, 165, 89)

HSLhsl(52, 36%, 52%)

HSVhsv(52, 50%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(71.6% 0.098 100.5)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 7%, 50%, 31%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B1A559 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.5:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.4:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B1A559 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B1A559 Complementary#5964B1 Analogous#B17959 Analogous#90B159 Triadic#59B1A5 Triadic#A559B1

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B1A559, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BCB271 #C6BD86 #D1CA9E #DBD6B3 #E7E3CB #F0EEE0

Shades

#9C9149 #847A3E #6C6433 #575129 #3E3A1D #262312

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