Colour
#B5A553
- #B5A553
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#B5A553 is a yellow with RGB values 181, 165, 83 and HSL 50°, 40%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#B5A553#B5A553
HEX#B5A553
RGBrgb(181, 165, 83)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.6471, 0.3255
RGB percentages71%, 64.7%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(50.2, 39.8%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.2, 54.1%, 71%)
CMYK0%, 8.8%, 54.1%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,904,339
CSS custom property--colour: #B5A553;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37359WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.47:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#4A5AAC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5363B5
Analogous#B57453, #94B553
Triadic#53B5A5, #A553B5
Split complementary#5394B5, #7453B5
Tetradic#53B574, #5363B5, #B55394
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R181
G165
B83
Red181 (71%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue50.2°
Saturation (HSL)39.84%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B5 · G A5 · B 53
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