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Colour

#A6B166

  • #A6B166
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#A6B166 is a yellow with RGB values 166, 177, 102 and HSL 69°, 32%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#A6B166#A6B166
HEX#A6B166
RGBrgb(166, 177, 102)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.6941, 0.4
RGB percentages65.1%, 69.4%, 40%
HSLhsl(68.8, 32.5%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(68.8, 42.4%, 69.4%)
CMYK6.2%, 0%, 42.4%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,924,390
CSS custom property--colour: #A6B166;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40511WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.1:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#594E99

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAAA60no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#BAAB6Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Tritanopia#AEA99Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 8Dark seagreen · ΔE 20.8Khaki · ΔE 22.9Olivedrab · ΔE 23.5Pale goldenrod · ΔE 23.6Tan · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 7.98, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7166B1
Analogous#B19666, #81B166
Triadic#66A6B1, #B166A6
Split complementary#6681B1, #9666B1
Tetradic#66B196, #7166B1, #B16681

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F6ED
Lighter +30%#E1E5CB
Lighter +20%#CDD3AA
Lighter +10%#BAC288
Darker −10%#8C974D
Darker −20%#6D753C
Darker −30%#4D532B
Darker −40%#2E3219
More saturated +25%#BACE49
Less saturated −25%#929483

Channel breakdown

R166
G177
B102
Red166 (65.1%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue102 (40%)
Hue68.8°
Saturation (HSL)32.47%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A6 · G B1 · B 66

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