Recognised as Colour

#B6A43D

#B6A43D
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#B6A43D is a yellow with RGB values 182, 164, 61 and HSL 51°, 50%, 48%. 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

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HEX#B6A43D

RGBrgb(182, 164, 61)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.6431, 0.2392

RGB percentages71.4%, 64.3%, 23.9%

HSLhsl(51.1, 49.8%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.1, 66.5%, 71.4%)

CMYK0%, 9.9%, 66.5%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,969,597

CSS custom property--colour: #B6A43D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36833WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.37:1

Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#495BC2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B3A030no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Deuteranopia#B8A643no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C4988Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 16.2 Olive · ΔE 17.2 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 19.5 Goldenrod · ΔE 20.8 Khaki · ΔE 25.1 Olivedrab · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 16.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3D4FB6

Analogous#B6683D, #8CB63D

Triadic#3DB6A4, #A43DB6

Split complementary#3D8BB6, #683DB6

Tetradic#3DB668, #3D4FB6, #B63D8B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFEBD0

Lighter +30%#E2DAAA

Lighter +20%#D6C983

Lighter +10%#C9B95D

Darker −10%#908230

Darker −20%#6A5F23

Darker −30%#433D17

Darker −40%#1D1A0A

More saturated +25%#D4B91F

Less saturated −25%#988F5B

Channel breakdown

R182

G164

B61

Red182 (71.4%)

Green164 (64.3%)

Blue61 (23.9%)

Hue51.07°

Saturation (HSL)49.79%

Lightness47.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B6 · G A4 · B 3D

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