#B9B59D Color

#B9B59D is rgb(185, 181, 157) in RGB and hsl(51, 17%, 67%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9B59D

HEX#B9B59D

RGBrgb(185, 181, 157)

HSLhsl(51, 17%, 67%)

HSVhsv(51, 15%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(77% 0.033 99.3)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 15%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9B59D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.07:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.16:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9B59D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9B59D Complementary#9DA1B9 Analogous#B9A79D Analogous#AFB99D Triadic#9DB9B5 Triadic#B59DB9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9B59D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C2BEA8 #CCC9B7 #D5D2C3 #DFDDD2 #E8E6DE #F2F2ED

Shades

#A6A182 #928C68 #777255 #5C5842 #423F2F #27251C

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