#BB9D16 Color

#BB9D16 is rgb(187, 157, 22) in RGB and hsl(49, 79%, 41%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGoldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BB9D16

HEX#BB9D16

RGBrgb(187, 157, 22)

HSLhsl(49, 79%, 41%)

HSVhsv(49, 88%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(70.3% 0.14 94.7)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 16%, 88%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BB9D16 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.64:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.95:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BB9D16 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BB9D16 Complementary#1634BB Analogous#BB4A16 Analogous#87BB16 Triadic#16BB9D Triadic#9D16BB

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BB9D16, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E0BB1A #E8C83B #ECD25F #F1DE88 #F5E8AD #FAF2D1

Shades

#A48A13 #897310 #72600D #5B4D0B #443908 #292205

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