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Colour

#6C6642

  • #6C6642
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#6C6642 is a yellow with RGB values 108, 102, 66 and HSL 51°, 24%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

#6C6642#6C6642
HEX#6C6642
RGBrgb(108, 102, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.4, 0.2588
RGB percentages42.4%, 40%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(51.4, 24.1%, 34.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.4, 38.9%, 42.4%)
CMYK0%, 5.6%, 38.9%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,104,066
CSS custom property--colour: #6C6642;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13084WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.81:1
Contrast with white5.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#9399BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D643Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E6643no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#72615Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 17.9Dim grey · ΔE 21.6Gray · ΔE 24Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.7Rosy brown · ΔE 32.7Slate grey · ΔE 33.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 17.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#42486C
Analogous#6C5142, #5D6C42
Triadic#426C66, #66426C
Split complementary#425D6C, #51426C
Tetradic#426C51, #42486C, #6C425D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDC8AD
Lighter +30%#BAB38D
Lighter +20%#A69E6E
Lighter +10%#8C8455
Darker −10%#4C482F
Darker −20%#2D2A1B
Darker −30%#0D0C08
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#82762C
Less saturated −25%#575757

Channel breakdown

R108
G102
B66
Red108 (42.4%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue51.43°
Saturation (HSL)24.14%
Lightness34.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6C · G 66 · B 42

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