#B9AE5B Color

#B9AE5B is rgb(185, 174, 91) in RGB and hsl(53, 40%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkKhaki. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9AE5B

HEX#B9AE5B

RGBrgb(185, 174, 91)

HSLhsl(53, 40%, 54%)

HSVhsv(53, 51%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(74.2% 0.106 101.8)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 51%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9AE5B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.27:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.27:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9AE5B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9AE5B Complementary#5B66B9 Analogous#B97F5B Analogous#95B95B Triadic#5BB9AE Triadic#AE5BB9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9AE5B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C2B870 #CDC589 #D6CF9F #DFDAB4 #E8E4C9 #F3F1E2

Shades

#A89D48 #8F853D #766E32 #595326 #403C1C #272511

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