#B3A242 Color

#B3A242 is rgb(179, 162, 66) in RGB and hsl(51, 46%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Peru. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B3A242

HEX#B3A242

RGBrgb(179, 162, 66)

HSLhsl(51, 46%, 48%)

HSVhsv(51, 63%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(70.8% 0.117 99.3)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 63%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B3A242 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.57:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.16:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B3A242 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B3A242 Complementary#4253B3 Analogous#B36A42 Analogous#8BB342 Triadic#42B3A2 Triadic#A242B3

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B3A242, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C1B157 #CBBD72 #D4C98C #DFD7A9 #E9E3C3 #F3EFDD

Shades

#9C8E3A #827630 #6C6228 #564E20 #3F3917 #25220E

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