Colour

#6E6955

#6E6955
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#6E6955 is a yellow with RGB values 110, 105, 85 and HSL 48°, 13%, 38%. 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

#6E6955#6E6955

HEX#6E6955

RGBrgb(110, 105, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.4118, 0.3333

RGB percentages43.1%, 41.2%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(48, 12.8%, 38.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48, 22.7%, 43.1%)

CMYK0%, 4.5%, 22.7%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,235,925

CSS custom property--colour: #6E6955;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14074WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.5:1

Contrast with white5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#9196AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D6854no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F6A56no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#726663no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 12.1 Gray · ΔE 15.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.8 Slate grey · ΔE 24.1 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 25.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 12.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#555A6E

Analogous#6E5C55, #666E55

Triadic#556E69, #69556E

Split complementary#55676E, #5C556E

Tetradic#556E5C, #555A6E, #6E5567

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CFCCC0

Lighter +30%#B8B4A4

Lighter +20%#A29D87

Lighter +10%#8B846B

Darker −10%#514E3F

Darker −20%#343229

Darker −30%#181712

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#86783D

Less saturated −25%#626262

Channel breakdown

R110

G105

B85

Red110 (43.1%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue48°

Saturation (HSL)12.82%

Lightness38.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 6E · G 69 · B 55

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