#B9A29D Color

#B9A29D is rgb(185, 162, 157) in RGB and hsl(11, 17%, 67%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9A29D

HEX#B9A29D

RGBrgb(185, 162, 157)

HSLhsl(11, 17%, 67%)

HSVhsv(11, 15%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(73.1% 0.028 32.3)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 15%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9A29D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.41:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.72:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9A29D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9A29D Complementary#9DB4B9 Analogous#B99DA6 Analogous#B9B09D Triadic#9DB9A2 Triadic#A29DB9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9A29D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C2ADA8 #CCBBB7 #D5C7C3 #DFD5D2 #E8E0DE #F2EEED

Shades

#A68882 #926F68 #775B55 #5C4742 #42322F #271E1C

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