Recognised as Colour
#B6A356
- #B6A356
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#B6A356 is a yellow with RGB values 182, 163, 86 and HSL 48°, 40%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#B6A356#B6A356
HEX#B6A356
RGBrgb(182, 163, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.6392, 0.3373
RGB percentages71.4%, 63.9%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(48.1, 39.7%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.1, 52.7%, 71.4%)
CMYK0%, 10.4%, 52.7%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,969,366
CSS custom property--colour: #B6A356;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36811WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.36:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#495CA9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5669B6
Analogous#B67356, #99B656
Triadic#56B6A3, #A356B6
Split complementary#5699B6, #7356B6
Tetradic#56B673, #5669B6, #B65699
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R182
G163
B86
Red182 (71.4%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue48.12°
Saturation (HSL)39.67%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B6 · G A3 · B 56
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