#B9BD42 Color

#B9BD42 is rgb(185, 189, 66) in RGB and hsl(62, 48%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is YellowGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B9BD42

HEX#B9BD42

RGBrgb(185, 189, 66)

HSLhsl(62, 48%, 50%)

HSVhsv(62, 65%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(77.2% 0.143 111.1)

CMYKcmyk(2%, 0%, 65%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B9BD42 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.02:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.42:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B9BD42 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B9BD42 Complementary#4642BD Analogous#BD8442 Analogous#7BBD42 Triadic#42B9BD Triadic#BD42B9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B9BD42, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C2C65D #CCCF77 #D6D992 #DFE1A8 #E8EAC3 #F2F3DD

Shades

#9FA239 #898C31 #6F7128 #595B20 #3F4017 #292A0F

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