Colour

#6D6236

#6D6236
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#6D6236 is a yellow with RGB values 109, 98, 54 and HSL 48°, 34%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#6D6236

RGBrgb(109, 98, 54)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.3843, 0.2118

RGB percentages42.7%, 38.4%, 21.2%

HSLhsl(48, 33.7%, 32%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48, 50.5%, 42.7%)

CMYK0%, 10.1%, 50.5%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,168,566

CSS custom property--colour: #6D6236;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12253WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.09:1

Contrast with white6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#616161

Inverted#929DC9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6A6032no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D6438no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#745C57no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 17.1 Dim grey · ΔE 26.7 Gray · ΔE 29.2 Saddle brown · ΔE 32.4 Sienna · ΔE 32.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 17.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#36416D

Analogous#6D4636, #5C6D36

Triadic#366D62, #62366D

Split complementary#365D6D, #46366D

Tetradic#366D46, #36416D, #6D365D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D0C69F

Lighter +30%#BFB27D

Lighter +20%#AE9D5B

Lighter +10%#8F8147

Darker −10%#4B4325

Darker −20%#292514

Darker −30%#070603

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#816E22

Less saturated −25%#59564A

Channel breakdown

R109

G98

B54

Red109 (42.7%)

Green98 (38.4%)

Blue54 (21.2%)

Hue48°

Saturation (HSL)33.74%

Lightness31.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6D · G 62 · B 36

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