Information about #B5A949 color

#B5A949 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B5A949 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(181, 169, 73) — 71% red, 66.3% green, 28.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 42 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B5A949 presents itself as a clearly saturated golden yellow — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Brass (#B5A642). Slightly further away sit Dark Pastel Gold (#BBA151) and Moderate Olive (#A8A84A).

In RGB terms — rgb(181, 169, 73) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B5A949 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B5A949 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#B5A949 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B5A949 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B5A949 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B5A949 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#B5A949 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #B5A949

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Brass color link
Brass

#B5A642

Dark Pastel Gold color link
Dark Pastel Gold

#BBA151

Moderate Olive color link
Moderate Olive

#A8A84A

Sundance color link
Sundance

#C4AA4D

Husk color link
Husk

#B2994B

Matte Goldenrod color link
Matte Goldenrod

#B7984A

Fleetwood color link
Fleetwood

#B99E56

Moderate Gold color link
Moderate Gold

#A89C4A

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Rustic Gold color link
Rustic Gold

#C2A03D

Roti color link
Roti

#B69642

Billy T color link
Billy T

#C1B943

#B5A949 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B5A949
  • RGB181, 169, 73
  • CMYK0, 5, 42, 29
  • CSSrgb(181, 169, 73)
  • HSL53°, 43%, 50%
  • HSL Precise53.333°, 42.52%, 49.804%
  • HSV53°, 60%, 71%
  • HSB53°, 60%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.663, 0.286)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.663, 0.286, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.663, 0.286)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB5A949
  • DECIMAL ID11905353
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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