#B9B279 Color

#B9B279 is rgb(185, 178, 121) in RGB and hsl(53, 31%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkKhaki. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9B279

HEX#B9B279

RGBrgb(185, 178, 121)

HSLhsl(53, 31%, 60%)

HSVhsv(53, 35%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(75.6% 0.076 102.1)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 4%, 35%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9B279 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.16:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.71:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9B279 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9B279 Complementary#7981B9 Analogous#B99279 Analogous#A0B979 Triadic#79B9B1 Triadic#B179B9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9B279, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C1BB8A #CCC79E #D5D0AF #DFDCC3 #E8E6D4 #F3F1E8

Shades

#ABA25F #938B4D #78723F #5E5831 #433F23 #282615

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