Colour

#6B6449

#6B6449
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6B6449 is a yellow with RGB values 107, 100, 73 and HSL 48°, 19%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6B6449

RGBrgb(107, 100, 73)

RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.3922, 0.2863

RGB percentages42%, 39.2%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(47.6, 18.9%, 35.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47.6, 31.8%, 42%)

CMYK0%, 6.5%, 31.8%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,038,025

CSS custom property--colour: #6B6449;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12721WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.93:1

Contrast with white5.93:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#949BB6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6A6347no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C654Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#70605Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 16.6 Gray · ΔE 19.9 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 22.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 25 Slate grey · ΔE 28.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 16.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#49506B

Analogous#6B5349, #616B49

Triadic#496B64, #64496B

Split complementary#49616B, #53496B

Tetradic#496B53, #49506B, #6B4961

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CCC7B4

Lighter +30%#B7B096

Lighter +20%#A39A77

Lighter +10%#89805E

Darker −10%#4D4834

Darker −20%#2E2B20

Darker −30%#100F0B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#827132

Less saturated −25%#5A5A5A

Channel breakdown

R107

G100

B73

Red107 (42%)

Green100 (39.2%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue47.65°

Saturation (HSL)18.89%

Lightness35.29%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6B · G 64 · B 49

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Colour values

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