#B9B39D Color

#B9B39D is rgb(185, 179, 157) in RGB and hsl(47, 17%, 67%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9B39D

HEX#B9B39D

RGBrgb(185, 179, 157)

HSLhsl(47, 17%, 67%)

HSVhsv(47, 15%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(76.6% 0.031 94.4)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 15%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9B39D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

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

TextBlack text10:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9B39D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9B39D Complementary#9DA3B9 Analogous#B9A59D Analogous#B1B99D Triadic#9DB9B3 Triadic#B39DB9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9B39D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C2BCA8 #CCC8B7 #D5D1C3 #DFDCD2 #E8E6DE #F2F1ED

Shades

#A69E82 #928968 #777055 #5C5742 #423E2F #27241C

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