#B9A979 Color

#B9A979 is rgb(185, 169, 121) in RGB and hsl(45, 31%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkKhaki. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9A979

HEX#B9A979

RGBrgb(185, 169, 121)

HSLhsl(45, 31%, 60%)

HSVhsv(45, 35%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(73.7% 0.067 91.8)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 35%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9A979 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.33:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.01:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9A979 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9A979 Complementary#7989B9 Analogous#B98979 Analogous#A9B979 Triadic#79B9A9 Triadic#A979B9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9A979, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C1B48A #CCC19E #D5CBAF #DFD8C3 #E8E3D4 #F3F0E8

Shades

#AB985F #93824D #786A3F #5E5231 #433B23 #282315

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