#B9A99D Color

#B9A99D is rgb(185, 169, 157) in RGB and hsl(26, 17%, 67%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9A99D

HEX#B9A99D

RGBrgb(185, 169, 157)

HSLhsl(26, 17%, 67%)

HSVhsv(26, 15%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(74.5% 0.025 59.3)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 15%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9A99D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.28:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.22:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9A99D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9A99D Complementary#9DADB9 Analogous#B99D9E Analogous#B9B79D Triadic#9DB9A9 Triadic#A99DB9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9A99D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C2B3A8 #CCC0B7 #D5CBC3 #DFD8D2 #E8E2DE #F2EFED

Shades

#A69182 #927A68 #776455 #5C4D42 #42372F #27201C

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