Colour

#6C6546

#6C6546
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6C6546 is a yellow with RGB values 108, 101, 70 and HSL 49°, 21%, 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#6C6546

RGBrgb(108, 101, 70)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.3961, 0.2745

RGB percentages42.4%, 39.6%, 27.5%

HSLhsl(48.9, 21.3%, 34.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.9, 35.2%, 42.4%)

CMYK0%, 6.5%, 35.2%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,103,814

CSS custom property--colour: #6C6546;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.85:1

Contrast with white5.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#939AB9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B6344no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D6647no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#72615Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 18.8 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 20.3 Gray · ΔE 21.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.7 Slate grey · ΔE 30.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 18.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#464D6C

Analogous#6C5246, #606C46

Triadic#466C65, #65466C

Split complementary#46606C, #52466C

Tetradic#466C52, #464D6C, #6C4660

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CDC8B1

Lighter +30%#B9B292

Lighter +20%#A59C73

Lighter +10%#8B825A

Darker −10%#4D4832

Darker −20%#2E2B1E

Darker −30%#0F0E0A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#827330

Less saturated −25%#595959

Channel breakdown

R108

G101

B70

Red108 (42.4%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue70 (27.5%)

Hue48.95°

Saturation (HSL)21.35%

Lightness34.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6C · G 65 · B 46

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