#B9A513 Color

#B9A513 is rgb(185, 165, 19) in RGB and hsl(53, 81%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGoldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9A513

HEX#B9A513

RGBrgb(185, 165, 19)

HSLhsl(53, 81%, 40%)

HSVhsv(53, 90%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(71.8% 0.146 100.3)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 90%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9A513 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 #B9A513 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9A513 Complementary#1327B9 Analogous#B95313 Analogous#79B913 Triadic#13B9A5 Triadic#A513B9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9A513, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#DEC617 #EAD539 #EEDD5D #F2E582 #F6EDA7 #FAF5D1

Shades

#A29111 #8A7C0F #73670C #584F09 #413A07 #2A2504

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