#B9B79D Color

#B9B79D is rgb(185, 183, 157) in RGB and hsl(56, 17%, 67%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9B79D

HEX#B9B79D

RGBrgb(185, 183, 157)

HSLhsl(56, 17%, 67%)

HSVhsv(56, 15%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(77.4% 0.036 103.6)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 1%, 15%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9B79D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.03:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.32:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9B79D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9B79D Complementary#9D9EB9 Analogous#B9A99D Analogous#ADB99D Triadic#9DB9B7 Triadic#B79DB9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9B79D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C2C0A8 #CCCBB7 #D5D4C3 #DFDED2 #E8E7DE #F2F2ED

Shades

#A6A482 #928F68 #777555 #5C5B42 #42402F #27261C

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