What color is #B5A34A?

#B5A34A is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Brass. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5A34A?

The RGB value is 181, 163, 74: 181 red, 163 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5A34A?

The complementary color is #4A5CB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5A34A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5A34A color

#B5A34A rgb(181, 163, 74)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B5A34A is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 63.9% green and 29% blue (181, 163, 74).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 42% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 59% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Brass (#B5A642), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.3:1).

#B5A34A color codes

HEX	`#B5A34A`
RGB	`rgb(181, 163, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 63.9%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 42%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 59%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 59%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.91, -4.57, 47.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.91, 47.91, 95.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.391, 36.514, 11.766)`
Decimal	`11903818`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5A34A, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B5A34A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5A34A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B5A34A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5a34a; }
.text { color: #b5a34a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5a34a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 163 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5a34a, #92b54a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #B5A34A?: #B5A34A is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Brass. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5A34A?: The RGB value is 181, 163, 74: 181 red, 163 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5A34A?: The complementary color is #4A5CB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5A34A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.