#B9B579 Color

#B9B579 is rgb(185, 181, 121) in RGB and hsl(56, 31%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkKhaki. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9B579

HEX#B9B579

RGBrgb(185, 181, 121)

HSLhsl(56, 31%, 60%)

HSVhsv(56, 35%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(76.2% 0.08 104.9)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 35%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9B579 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.11:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.95:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9B579 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9B579 Complementary#797EB9 Analogous#B99579 Analogous#9DB979 Triadic#79B9B4 Triadic#B479B9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9B579, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C1BE8A #CCC99E #D5D2AF #DFDDC3 #E8E7D4 #F3F2E8

Shades

#ABA55F #938E4D #78743F #5E5B31 #434123 #282715

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