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Recognised as Colour

#6E694F

  • #6E694F
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#6E694F is a yellow with RGB values 110, 105, 79 and HSL 50°, 16%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#6E694F#6E694F
HEX#6E694F
RGBrgb(110, 105, 79)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.4118, 0.3098
RGB percentages43.1%, 41.2%, 31%
HSLhsl(50.3, 16.4%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.3, 28.2%, 43.1%)
CMYK0%, 4.5%, 28.2%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,235,919
CSS custom property--colour: #6E694F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13983WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.53:1
Contrast with white5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#9196B0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E674Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#706950no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#736562no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 15.6Gray · ΔE 18.2Dark olivegreen · ΔE 22.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.8Slate grey · ΔE 27.3Rosy brown · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 15.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4F546E
Analogous#6E5A4F, #646E4F
Triadic#4F6E69, #694F6E
Split complementary#4F646E, #594F6E
Tetradic#4F6E5A, #4F546E, #6E4F64

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CECBBB
Lighter +30%#B9B49D
Lighter +20%#A39E80
Lighter +10%#8C8564
Darker −10%#504D3A
Darker −20%#333024
Darker −30%#15140F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#867937
Less saturated −25%#5F5F5F

Channel breakdown

R110
G105
B79
Red110 (43.1%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue79 (31%)
Hue50.32°
Saturation (HSL)16.4%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 6E · G 69 · B 4F

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