#B5B521 Color

#B5B521 is rgb(181, 181, 33) in RGB and hsl(60, 69%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is YellowGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B5B521

HEX#B5B521

RGBrgb(181, 181, 33)

HSLhsl(60, 69%, 42%)

HSVhsv(60, 82%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(74.9% 0.155 109.6)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5B521 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.19:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.6:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5B521 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5B521 Complementary#2121B5 Analogous#B56B21 Analogous#6BB521 Triadic#21B5B5 Triadic#B521B5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5B521, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D7D728 #DEDE4A #E4E46C #EAEA8F #F1F1B1 #F7F7D4

Shades

#9F9F1D #868619 #707015 #565610 #41410C #272707

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