Colour
#B5952D
- #B5952D
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#B5952D is a yellow with RGB values 181, 149, 45 and HSL 46°, 60%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#B5952D#B5952D
HEX#B5952D
RGBrgb(181, 149, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.5843, 0.1765
RGB percentages71%, 58.4%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(45.9, 60.2%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.9, 75.1%, 71%)
CMYK0%, 17.7%, 75.1%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,900,205
CSS custom property--colour: #B5952D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31508WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.3:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#4A6AD2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2D4DB5
Analogous#B5512D, #91B52D
Triadic#2DB595, #952DB5
Split complementary#2D91B5, #512DB5
Tetradic#2DB551, #2D4DB5, #B52D91
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R181
G149
B45
Red181 (71%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue45.88°
Saturation (HSL)60.18%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B5 · G 95 · B 2D
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