#B1A959 Color

#B1A959 is rgb(177, 169, 89) in RGB and hsl(55, 36%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkKhaki. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B1A959

HEX#B1A959

RGBrgb(177, 169, 89)

HSLhsl(55, 36%, 52%)

HSVhsv(55, 50%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(72.4% 0.103 103.5)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 5%, 50%, 31%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B1A959 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.42:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.69:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B1A959 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B1A959 Complementary#5960B1 Analogous#B17D59 Analogous#8CB159 Triadic#59B1A9 Triadic#A959B1

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B1A959, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BCB671 #C6C186 #D1CD9E #DBD8B3 #E7E4CB #F0EFE0

Shades

#9C9549 #847E3E #6C6733 #575329 #3E3C1D #262412

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