#B5A517 Color

#B5A517 is rgb(181, 165, 23) in RGB and hsl(54, 77%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGoldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5A517

HEX#B5A517

RGBrgb(181, 165, 23)

HSLhsl(54, 77%, 40%)

HSVhsv(54, 87%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(71.4% 0.145 102.2)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 87%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5A517 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.51:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.36:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5A517 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5A517 Complementary#1727B5 Analogous#B55617 Analogous#76B517 Triadic#17B5A5 Triadic#A517B5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5A517, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D9C61C #E6D53D #EADD61 #EFE585 #F4ECA9 #F9F5D2

Shades

#9E9015 #877C12 #71670F #564E0B #3F3A08 #292505

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