#B8B59D Color

#B8B59D is rgb(184, 181, 157) in RGB and hsl(53, 16%, 67%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B8B59D

HEX#B8B59D

RGBrgb(184, 181, 157)

HSLhsl(53, 16%, 67%)

HSVhsv(53, 15%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(76.9% 0.033 101.3)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 15%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B8B59D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.07:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.13:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B8B59D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B8B59D Complementary#9DA1B8 Analogous#B8A89D Analogous#AEB89D Triadic#9DB8B5 Triadic#B59DB8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B8B59D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C1BEA9 #CCC9B8 #D4D2C4 #DFDDD3 #E7E6DE #F2F2ED

Shades

#A5A183 #918C69 #767356 #5C5942 #413F2F #26251C

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