Colour

#6C6542

#6C6542
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#6C6542 is a yellow with RGB values 108, 101, 66 and HSL 50°, 24%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#6C6542

RGBrgb(108, 101, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.3961, 0.2588

RGB percentages42.4%, 39.6%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(50, 24.1%, 34.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50, 38.9%, 42.4%)

CMYK0%, 6.5%, 38.9%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,103,810

CSS custom property--colour: #6C6542;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12889WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.87:1

Contrast with white5.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#939ABD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C633Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E6643no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#72605Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 18.6 Dim grey · ΔE 21.1 Gray · ΔE 23.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 32.3 Slate grey · ΔE 33

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 18.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#42496C

Analogous#6C5042, #5E6C42

Triadic#426C65, #65426C

Split complementary#425E6C, #50426C

Tetradic#426C50, #42496C, #6C425E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CDC8AD

Lighter +30%#BAB28D

Lighter +20%#A69D6E

Lighter +10%#8C8355

Darker −10%#4C472F

Darker −20%#2D2A1B

Darker −30%#0D0C08

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#82742C

Less saturated −25%#575757

Channel breakdown

R108

G101

B66

Red108 (42.4%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue50°

Saturation (HSL)24.14%

Lightness34.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6C · G 65 · B 42

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