#B9801D Color

#B9801D is rgb(185, 128, 29) in RGB and hsl(38, 73%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGoldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9801D

HEX#B9801D

RGBrgb(185, 128, 29)

HSLhsl(38, 73%, 42%)

HSVhsv(38, 84%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(64.2% 0.127 75.1)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 84%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9801D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.4:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.17:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9801D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9801D Complementary#1D56B9 Analogous#B9321D Analogous#A4B91D Triadic#1DB980 Triadic#801DB9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9801D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#DD9822 #E2A946 #E8B969 #EDCA8C #F3DAB0 #F8EAD3

Shades

#A37119 #895E15 #734F12 #583D0E #422E0A #281B06

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