Colour
#B5A55C
- #B5A55C
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#B5A55C is a yellow with RGB values 181, 165, 92 and HSL 49°, 38%, 54%. 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
#B5A55C#B5A55C
HEX#B5A55C
RGBrgb(181, 165, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.6471, 0.3608
RGB percentages71%, 64.7%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(49.2, 37.6%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.2, 49.2%, 71%)
CMYK0%, 8.8%, 49.2%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,904,348
CSS custom property--colour: #B5A55C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37507WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.5:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#4A5AA3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5C6CB5
Analogous#B5785C, #99B55C
Triadic#5CB5A5, #A55CB5
Split complementary#5C99B5, #785CB5
Tetradic#5CB579, #5C6CB5, #B55C99
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R181
G165
B92
Red181 (71%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue49.21°
Saturation (HSL)37.55%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B5 · G A5 · B 5C
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