#B9940E Color

#B9940E is rgb(185, 148, 14) in RGB and hsl(47, 86%, 39%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGoldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9940E

HEX#B9940E

RGBrgb(185, 148, 14)

HSLhsl(47, 86%, 39%)

HSVhsv(47, 92%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(68.2% 0.137 90.4)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 20%, 92%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9940E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.87:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.31:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9940E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9940E Complementary#0E33B9 Analogous#B93E0E Analogous#89B90E Triadic#0EB994 Triadic#940EB9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9940E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#DFB211 #EFC52E #F2D054 #F5DC7F #F8E6A5 #FBF2D0

Shades

#A1810C #8A6E0A #725B09 #5A4807 #423505 #2B2203

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