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Recognised as Colour

#B6A522

  • #B6A522
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#B6A522 is a yellow with RGB values 182, 165, 34 and HSL 53°, 69%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#B6A522#B6A522
HEX#B6A522
RGBrgb(182, 165, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.6471, 0.1333
RGB percentages71.4%, 64.7%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(53.1, 68.5%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.1, 81.3%, 71.4%)
CMYK0%, 9.3%, 81.3%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,969,826
CSS custom property--colour: #B6A522;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36971WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.39:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#495ADD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5A000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BAA72Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C5988Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 17Olive · ΔE 17.9Dark goldenrod · ΔE 19Dark khaki · ΔE 25.3Olivedrab · ΔE 28.2Khaki · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 16.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2233B6
Analogous#B65B22, #7DB622
Triadic#22B6A5, #A522B6
Split complementary#227DB6, #5B22B6
Tetradic#22B65B, #2233B6, #B6227D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1EAB3
Lighter +30%#E9DE88
Lighter +20%#E1D25D
Lighter +10%#D9C632
Darker −10%#8B7E1A
Darker −20%#605712
Darker −30%#35300A
Darker −40%#0A0902
More saturated +25%#D1BA07
Less saturated −25%#9B903D

Channel breakdown

R182
G165
B34
Red182 (71.4%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue53.11°
Saturation (HSL)68.52%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B6 · G A5 · B 22

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