Recognised as Colour
#B5AF45
- #B5AF45
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#B5AF45 is a yellow with RGB values 181, 175, 69 and HSL 57°, 45%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#B5AF45#B5AF45
HEX#B5AF45
RGBrgb(181, 175, 69)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.6863, 0.2706
RGB percentages71%, 68.6%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(56.8, 44.8%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.8, 61.9%, 71%)
CMYK0%, 3.3%, 61.9%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,906,885
CSS custom property--colour: #B5AF45;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40913WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.18:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#4A50BA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#454BB5
Analogous#B57745, #83B545
Triadic#45B5AF, #AF45B5
Split complementary#4583B5, #7745B5
Tetradic#45B577, #454BB5, #B54583
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R181
G175
B69
Red181 (71%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue56.79°
Saturation (HSL)44.8%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B5 · G AF · B 45
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