Recognised as Colour
#B5AA81
- #B5AA81
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#B5AA81 is a yellow with RGB values 181, 170, 129 and HSL 47°, 26%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#B5AA81#B5AA81
HEX#B5AA81
RGBrgb(181, 170, 129)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.6667, 0.5059
RGB percentages71%, 66.7%, 50.6%
HSLhsl(47.3, 26%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.3, 28.7%, 71%)
CMYK0%, 6.1%, 28.7%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,905,665
CSS custom property--colour: #B5AA81;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40158WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.03:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#4A557E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#818CB5
Analogous#B59081, #A6B581
Triadic#81B5AA, #AA81B5
Split complementary#81A6B5, #9081B5
Tetradic#81B590, #818CB5, #B581A6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R181
G170
B129
Red181 (71%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue129 (50.6%)
Hue47.31°
Saturation (HSL)26%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B5 · G AA · B 81
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