#B5A940 Color

#B5A940 is rgb(181, 169, 64) in RGB and hsl(54, 48%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Peru. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5A940

HEX#B5A940

RGBrgb(181, 169, 64)

HSLhsl(54, 48%, 48%)

HSVhsv(54, 65%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(72.5% 0.125 102.8)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 7%, 65%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5A940 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.41:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.71:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5A940 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5A940 Complementary#404BB5 Analogous#B56F40 Analogous#86B540 Triadic#40B5A9 Triadic#A940B5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5A940, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C3B855 #CDC370 #D6CE8A #E1DBA8 #EAE6C3 #F3F1DD

Shades

#9F9438 #847C2E #6D6626 #57511E #403C17 #26230D

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