#B9A50E Color

#B9A50E is rgb(185, 165, 14) in RGB and hsl(53, 86%, 39%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGoldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9A50E

HEX#B9A50E

RGBrgb(185, 165, 14)

HSLhsl(53, 86%, 39%)

HSVhsv(53, 92%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(71.7% 0.147 100.4)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 92%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9A50E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.48:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9A50E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9A50E Complementary#0E22B9 Analogous#B94F0E Analogous#77B90E Triadic#0EB9A5 Triadic#A50EB9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9A50E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#DFC711 #EFD92E #F2E054 #F5E87F #F8EEA5 #FBF6D0

Shades

#A1900C #8A7B0A #726609 #5A5007 #423B05 #2B2603

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