#B38A05 Color

#B38A05 is rgb(179, 138, 5) in RGB and hsl(46, 95%, 36%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGoldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B38A05

HEX#B38A05

RGBrgb(179, 138, 5)

HSLhsl(46, 95%, 36%)

HSVhsv(46, 97%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(65.4% 0.133 87.3)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 23%, 97%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B38A05 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.2:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.55:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B38A05 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B38A05 Complementary#052DB3 Analogous#B33305 Analogous#84B305 Triadic#05B38A Triadic#8A05B3

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B38A05, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E0AD06 #F9C51A #FAD047 #FBDB6F #FCE69C #FEF1C8

Shades

#9A7704 #866803 #6D5503 #5A4502 #413202 #2D2301

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