Colour

#6D6546

#6D6546
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6D6546 is a yellow with RGB values 109, 101, 70 and HSL 48°, 22%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6D6546

RGBrgb(109, 101, 70)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.3961, 0.2745

RGB percentages42.7%, 39.6%, 27.5%

HSLhsl(47.7, 21.8%, 35.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47.7, 35.8%, 42.7%)

CMYK0%, 7.3%, 35.8%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,169,350

CSS custom property--colour: #6D6546;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13001WCAG 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 5.83:1

Contrast with white5.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#929AB9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B6344no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D6647no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Tritanopia#73605Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 18.9 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 20.6 Gray · ΔE 21.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27 Rosy brown · ΔE 30.7 Slate grey · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 18.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#464E6D

Analogous#6D5146, #626D46

Triadic#466D65, #65466D

Split complementary#46626D, #51466D

Tetradic#466D51, #464E6D, #6D4662

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CDC8B2

Lighter +30%#B9B193

Lighter +20%#A59B74

Lighter +10%#8C825A

Darker −10%#4E4832

Darker −20%#2F2B1E

Darker −30%#100F0A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#837230

Less saturated −25%#5A5A5A

Channel breakdown

R109

G101

B70

Red109 (42.7%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue70 (27.5%)

Hue47.69°

Saturation (HSL)21.79%

Lightness35.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6D · G 65 · B 46

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