#B9800E Color

#B9800E is rgb(185, 128, 14) in RGB and hsl(40, 86%, 39%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGoldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9800E

HEX#B9800E

RGBrgb(185, 128, 14)

HSLhsl(40, 86%, 39%)

HSVhsv(40, 92%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(64.2% 0.131 76.6)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 92%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9800E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.41:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.16:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9800E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9800E Complementary#0E47B9 Analogous#B92A0E Analogous#9CB90E Triadic#0EB980 Triadic#800EB9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9800E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#DF9A11 #EFAF2E #F2BE54 #F5CE7F #F8DCA5 #FBEDD0

Shades

#A1700C #8A5F0A #724F09 #5A3E07 #422E05 #2B1E03

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