#B9B298 Color

#B9B298 is rgb(185, 178, 152) in RGB and hsl(47, 19%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9B298

HEX#B9B298

RGBrgb(185, 178, 152)

HSLhsl(47, 19%, 66%)

HSVhsv(47, 18%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(76.2% 0.037 94.6)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 4%, 18%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9B298 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.12:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.88:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9B298 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9B298 Complementary#989FB9 Analogous#B9A198 Analogous#AFB998 Triadic#98B9B2 Triadic#B298B9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9B298, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C3BDA7 #CBC6B3 #D6D1C2 #DEDBCE #E8E6DE #F1EFEA

Shades

#A69D7D #928863 #766E51 #5E5840 #433E2D #27251B

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