Colour

#6E6337

#6E6337
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#6E6337 is a yellow with RGB values 110, 99, 55 and HSL 48°, 33%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#6E6337

RGBrgb(110, 99, 55)

RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.3882, 0.2157

RGB percentages43.1%, 38.8%, 21.6%

HSLhsl(48, 33.3%, 32.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48, 50%, 43.1%)

CMYK0%, 10%, 50%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,234,359

CSS custom property--colour: #6E6337;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12515WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6:1

Contrast with white6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#919CC8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B6133no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E6539no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#755D58no 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 text6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 17.1 Dim grey · ΔE 26.7 Gray · ΔE 29 Saddle brown · ΔE 32.4 Sienna · ΔE 32.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 17.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#37426E

Analogous#6E4837, #5D6E37

Triadic#376E63, #63376E

Split complementary#375E6E, #47376E

Tetradic#376E47, #37426E, #6E375E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D0C7A1

Lighter +30%#BFB27F

Lighter +20%#AE9E5D

Lighter +10%#908248

Darker −10%#4C4426

Darker −20%#2A2615

Darker −30%#080704

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#836F22

Less saturated −25%#59574C

Channel breakdown

R110

G99

B55

Red110 (43.1%)

Green99 (38.8%)

Blue55 (21.6%)

Hue48°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness32.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6E · G 63 · B 37

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