#B5AE21 Color

#B5AE21 is rgb(181, 174, 33) in RGB and hsl(57, 69%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Goldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5AE21

HEX#B5AE21

RGBrgb(181, 174, 33)

HSLhsl(57, 69%, 42%)

HSVhsv(57, 82%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(73.4% 0.149 106.5)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 4%, 82%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5AE21 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.32:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.04:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5AE21 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5AE21 Complementary#2129B5 Analogous#B56421 Analogous#72B521 Triadic#21B5AE Triadic#AE21B5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5AE21, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D7CF28 #DED64A #E4DE6C #EAE68F #F1EEB1 #F7F5D4

Shades

#9F991D #868019 #706B15 #565310 #413E0C #272507

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