#B9A23C Color

#B9A23C is rgb(185, 162, 60) in RGB and hsl(49, 51%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Peru. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9A23C

HEX#B9A23C

RGBrgb(185, 162, 60)

HSLhsl(49, 51%, 48%)

HSVhsv(49, 68%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(71.3% 0.123 96.4)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 68%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9A23C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.53:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.3:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9A23C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9A23C Complementary#3C53B9 Analogous#B9643C Analogous#91B93C Triadic#3CB9A2 Triadic#A23CB9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9A23C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C7B152 #D0BD6D #D8C988 #E2D7A6 #EBE3C1 #F4EFDC

Shades

#A28E34 #87762C #706224 #594E1D #413915 #27220C

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