What color is #B5A55A?

#B5A55A is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Pickled. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5A55A?

The RGB value is 181, 165, 90: 181 red, 165 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5A55A?

The complementary color is #5A6AB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5A55A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5A55A color

#B5A55A rgb(181, 165, 90)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B5A55A is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 64.7% green and 35.3% blue (181, 165, 90).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 38% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 50% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Pickled (#B3A74B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.49:1).

#B5A55A color codes

HEX	`#B5A55A`
RGB	`rgb(181, 165, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 64.7%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 38%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 50%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 50%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.63, -4.3, 40.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.63, 40.91, 96.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.358, 37.474, 15.094)`
Decimal	`11904346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5A55A, 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 #B5A55A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5A55A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.49:1	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 #B5A55A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5a55a; }
.text { color: #b5a55a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5a55a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 165 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5a55a, #98b55a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #B5A55A?: #B5A55A is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Pickled. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5A55A?: The RGB value is 181, 165, 90: 181 red, 165 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5A55A?: The complementary color is #5A6AB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5A55A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.