Colour

#6A7516

#6A7516
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Olive

#6A7516 is a yellow with RGB values 106, 117, 22 and HSL 67°, 68%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

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HEX#6A7516

RGBrgb(106, 117, 22)

RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.4588, 0.0863

RGB percentages41.6%, 45.9%, 8.6%

HSLhsl(66.9, 68.3%, 27.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(66.9, 81.2%, 45.9%)

CMYK9.4%, 0%, 81.2%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,976,790

CSS custom property--colour: #6A7516;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15845WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.04:1

Contrast with white5.04:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#958AE9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7E6E00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original

Deuteranopia#7D6F1Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Tritanopia#716E64no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 11.8 Olivedrab · ΔE 14.3 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 16.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 28.7 Dark green · ΔE 29.2 Forest green · ΔE 33.2

Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 11.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#211675

Analogous#755016, #3B7516

Triadic#166A75, #75166A

Split complementary#163B75, #501675

Tetradic#167550, #211675, #75163B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D7E572

Lighter +30%#CBDC48

Lighter +20%#B8CB26

Lighter +10%#91A01E

Darker −10%#434A0E

Darker −20%#1C1F06

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#778605

Less saturated −25%#5D6427

Channel breakdown

R106

G117

B22

Red106 (41.6%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue22 (8.6%)

Hue66.95°

Saturation (HSL)68.35%

Lightness27.25%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 6A · G 75 · B 16

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