Colour
#B5B52A
- #B5B52A
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#B5B52A is a yellow with RGB values 181, 181, 42 and HSL 60°, 62%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#B5B52A#B5B52A
HEX#B5B52A
RGBrgb(181, 181, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.7098, 0.1647
RGB percentages71%, 71%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(60, 62.3%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 76.8%, 71%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 76.8%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,908,394
CSS custom property--colour: #B5B52A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43039WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.61:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#4A4AD5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2A2AB5
Analogous#B5702A, #70B52A
Triadic#2AB5B5, #B52AB5
Split complementary#2A70B5, #702AB5
Tetradic#2AB570, #2A2AB5, #B52A70
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R181
G181
B42
Red181 (71%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)62.33%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR B5 · G B5 · B 2A
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