#B5AD17 Color

#B5AD17 is rgb(181, 173, 23) in RGB and hsl(57, 77%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Goldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5AD17

HEX#B5AD17

RGBrgb(181, 173, 23)

HSLhsl(57, 77%, 40%)

HSVhsv(57, 87%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(73.1% 0.151 106.1)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 4%, 87%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5AD17 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.35:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.95:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5AD17 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5AD17 Complementary#171FB5 Analogous#B55E17 Analogous#6EB517 Triadic#17B5AD Triadic#AD17B5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5AD17, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D9CF1C #E6DD3D #EAE461 #EFEA85 #F4F0A9 #F9F7D2

Shades

#9E9715 #878212 #716C0F #56520B #3F3C08 #292705

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