Colour

#6D6D3D

#6D6D3D
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#6D6D3D is a yellow with RGB values 109, 109, 61 and HSL 60°, 28%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

#6D6D3D#6D6D3D

HEX#6D6D3D

RGBrgb(109, 109, 61)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.4275, 0.2392

RGB percentages42.7%, 42.7%, 23.9%

HSLhsl(60, 28.2%, 33.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 44%, 42.7%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 44%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,171,389

CSS custom property--colour: #6D6D3D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14525WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.38:1

Contrast with white5.38:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#9292C2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#746939no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#756B3Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Tritanopia#736861no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 12 Dim grey · ΔE 27.9 Gray · ΔE 29.2 Dark khaki · ΔE 31.1 Olive · ΔE 31.1 Olivedrab · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 12.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3D3D6D

Analogous#6D553D, #556D3D

Triadic#3D6D6D, #6D3D6D

Split complementary#3D556D, #553D6D

Tetradic#3D6D55, #3D3D6D, #6D3D55

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CECEA8

Lighter +30%#BCBC87

Lighter +20%#AAAA66

Lighter +10%#8E8E4F

Darker −10%#4C4C2B

Darker −20%#2C2C18

Darker −30%#0B0B06

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#828228

Less saturated −25%#585852

Channel breakdown

R109

G109

B61

Red109 (42.7%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue61 (23.9%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)28.24%

Lightness33.33%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR 6D · G 6D · B 3D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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