#B9B99D Color

#B9B99D is rgb(185, 185, 157) in RGB and hsl(60, 17%, 67%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9B99D

HEX#B9B99D

RGBrgb(185, 185, 157)

HSLhsl(60, 17%, 67%)

HSVhsv(60, 15%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(77.8% 0.038 107.3)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9B99D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

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

TextBlack text10.49:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9B99D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9B99D Complementary#9D9DB9 Analogous#B9AB9D Analogous#ABB99D Triadic#9DB9B9 Triadic#B99DB9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9B99D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C2C2A8 #CCCCB7 #D5D5C3 #DFDFD2 #E8E8DE #F2F2ED

Shades

#A6A682 #929268 #777755 #5C5C42 #42422F #27271C

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