Colour

#968D6E

#968D6E
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#968D6E is a yellow with RGB values 150, 141, 110 and HSL 47°, 16%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#968D6E

RGBrgb(150, 141, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.5529, 0.4314

RGB percentages58.8%, 55.3%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(46.5, 16%, 51%)

HSV / HSBhsv(46.5, 26.7%, 58.8%)

CMYK0%, 6%, 26.7%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,866,606

CSS custom property--colour: #968D6E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2666WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.33:1

Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#697291

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#948B6Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#968E6Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#9C8885no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 18.6 Tan · ΔE 18.9 Dark grey · ΔE 20.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 22.4 Dim grey · ΔE 22.9 Burlywood · ΔE 23.8

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 18.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6E7796

Analogous#96796E, #8B966E

Triadic#6E968D, #8D6E96

Split complementary#6E8B96, #796E96

Tetradic#6E9679, #6E7796, #966E8B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECEAE4

Lighter +30%#D6D3C7

Lighter +20%#C1BCA9

Lighter +10%#ABA48C

Darker −10%#797258

Darker −20%#5C5642

Darker −30%#3E3A2D

Darker −40%#201E18

More saturated +25%#B59E4F

Less saturated −25%#828282

Channel breakdown

R150

G141

B110

Red150 (58.8%)

Green141 (55.3%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue46.5°

Saturation (HSL)16%

Lightness50.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 96 · G 8D · B 6E

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