#B9B355 Color

#B9B355 is rgb(185, 179, 85) in RGB and hsl(56, 42%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkKhaki. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9B355

HEX#B9B355

RGBrgb(185, 179, 85)

HSLhsl(56, 42%, 53%)

HSVhsv(56, 54%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(75.2% 0.117 105.5)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 54%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9B355 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.18:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.64:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9B355 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9B355 Complementary#555CB9 Analogous#B98055 Analogous#8EB955 Triadic#55B9B3 Triadic#B355B9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9B355, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C2BD6B #CDC884 #D6D29A #E0DDB3 #E9E7C9 #F3F2E2

Shades

#A7A044 #8D883A #746F2F #5B5725 #413F1B #282610

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