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Recognised as Colour

#6A5805

  • #6A5805
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olive

#6A5805 is a yellow with RGB values 106, 88, 5 and HSL 49°, 91%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#6A5805#6A5805
HEX#6A5805
RGBrgb(106, 88, 5)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.3451, 0.0196
RGB percentages41.6%, 34.5%, 2%
HSLhsl(49.3, 91%, 21.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.3, 95.3%, 41.6%)
CMYK0%, 17%, 95.3%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,969,349
CSS custom property--colour: #6A5805;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10055WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.97:1
Contrast with white6.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#95A7FA

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#635600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#675C0Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#74504Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 22.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#05176A
Analogous#6A2605, #496A05
Triadic#056A58, #58056A
Split complementary#054A6A, #25056A
Tetradic#056A26, #05176A, #6A054A

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#F6D745
Lighter +30%#F4CC14
Lighter +20%#CBA90A
Lighter +10%#9B8007
Darker −10%#393003
Darker −20%#090700
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6F5B00
Less saturated −25%#5C4F13

Channel breakdown

R106
G88
B5
Red106 (41.6%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue5 (2%)
Hue49.31°
Saturation (HSL)90.99%
Lightness21.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6A · G 58 · B 05

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