#B1A51B Color

#B1A51B is rgb(177, 165, 27) in RGB and hsl(55, 74%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGoldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B1A51B

HEX#B1A51B

RGBrgb(177, 165, 27)

HSLhsl(55, 74%, 40%)

HSVhsv(55, 85%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(71% 0.144 104)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 7%, 85%, 31%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B1A51B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.54:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.27:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B1A51B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B1A51B Complementary#1B27B1 Analogous#B1591B Analogous#73B11B Triadic#1BB1A5 Triadic#A51BB1

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B1A51B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D5C620 #E2D540 #E8DD64 #EDE587 #F2ECAB #F8F5D3

Shades

#9B9017 #857C14 #6F6711 #544E0D #3E3A09 #282506

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