#B5A240 Color

#B5A240 is rgb(181, 162, 64) in RGB and hsl(50, 48%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Peru. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5A240

HEX#B5A240

RGBrgb(181, 162, 64)

HSLhsl(50, 48%, 48%)

HSVhsv(50, 65%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(71% 0.119 98.3)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 65%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5A240 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.56:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.21:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5A240 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5A240 Complementary#4053B5 Analogous#B56740 Analogous#8EB540 Triadic#40B5A2 Triadic#A240B5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5A240, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C3B155 #CDBD70 #D6C98A #E1D7A8 #EAE3C3 #F3EFDD

Shades

#9F8D38 #84762E #6D6226 #574D1E #403917 #26220D

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