#B5A81C Color

#B5A81C is rgb(181, 168, 28) in RGB and hsl(55, 73%, 41%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Goldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5A81C

HEX#B5A81C

RGBrgb(181, 168, 28)

HSLhsl(55, 73%, 41%)

HSVhsv(55, 85%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(72.1% 0.145 103.6)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 7%, 85%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5A81C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.45:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.58:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5A81C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5A81C Complementary#1C29B5 Analogous#B55C1C Analogous#75B51C Triadic#1CB5A8 Triadic#A81CB5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5A81C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D8C922 #E1D441 #E7DC65 #EDE58C #F3EDB0 #F8F5D3

Shades

#9F9419 #847B15 #6E6711 #58520E #423E0A #282506

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