#B9B998 Color

#B9B998 is rgb(185, 185, 152) in RGB and hsl(60, 19%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Tan. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9B998

HEX#B9B998

RGBrgb(185, 185, 152)

HSLhsl(60, 19%, 66%)

HSVhsv(60, 18%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(77.7% 0.045 107.4)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 18%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9B998 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.01:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.46:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9B998 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9B998 Complementary#9898B9 Analogous#B9A898 Analogous#A8B998 Triadic#98B9B9 Triadic#B998B9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9B998, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C3C3A7 #CBCBB3 #D6D6C2 #DEDECE #E8E8DE #F1F1EA

Shades

#A6A67D #929263 #767651 #5E5E40 #43432D #27271B

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