#BB9516 Color

#BB9516 is rgb(187, 149, 22) in RGB and hsl(46, 79%, 41%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGoldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BB9516

HEX#BB9516

RGBrgb(187, 149, 22)

HSLhsl(46, 79%, 41%)

HSVhsv(46, 88%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(68.6% 0.135 89.6)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 20%, 88%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BB9516 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.83:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.42:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BB9516 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BB9516 Complementary#163CBB Analogous#BB4216 Analogous#8FBB16 Triadic#16BB95 Triadic#9516BB

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BB9516, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E0B21A #E8C03B #ECCB5F #F1D988 #F5E4AD #FAF0D1

Shades

#A48213 #896D10 #725B0D #5B480B #443608 #292105

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