#B9A509 Color

#B9A509 is rgb(185, 165, 9) in RGB and hsl(53, 91%, 38%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGoldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9A509

HEX#B9A509

RGBrgb(185, 165, 9)

HSLhsl(53, 91%, 38%)

HSVhsv(53, 95%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(71.7% 0.148 100.5)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 95%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9A509 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.49:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.45:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9A509 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9A509 Complementary#091DB9 Analogous#B94C09 Analogous#75B909 Triadic#09B9A5 Triadic#A509B9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9A509, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E5CB0B #F5DC24 #F7E350 #F9E977 #FBF0A2 #FCF7C9

Shades

#A18F08 #887906 #706405 #5D5204 #443D03 #2C2702

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