#B8B599 Color

#B8B599 is rgb(184, 181, 153) in RGB and hsl(54, 18%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B8B599

HEX#B8B599

RGBrgb(184, 181, 153)

HSLhsl(54, 18%, 66%)

HSVhsv(54, 17%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(76.8% 0.039 102.2)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 17%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B8B599 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.08:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.11:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B8B599 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B8B599 Complementary#999CB8 Analogous#B8A599 Analogous#ABB899 Triadic#99B8B5 Triadic#B599B8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B8B599, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C2C0A8 #CBC8B4 #D5D3C3 #DEDCCF #E8E7DE #F0F0EA

Shades

#A5A17E #908C64 #757252 #5D5A41 #42402E #27261B

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