Colour

#B6A661

#B6A661
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#B6A661 is a yellow with RGB values 182, 166, 97 and HSL 49°, 37%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#B6A661

RGBrgb(182, 166, 97)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.651, 0.3804

RGB percentages71.4%, 65.1%, 38%

HSLhsl(48.7, 36.8%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.7, 46.7%, 71.4%)

CMYK0%, 8.8%, 46.7%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,970,145

CSS custom property--colour: #B6A661;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38081WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.62:1

Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4

Inverted#49599E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B3A35Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Deuteranopia#B7A864no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#C29D95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 7.5 Burlywood · ΔE 16 Tan · ΔE 17.3 Khaki · ΔE 24 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 24.3 Navajo white · ΔE 25.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 7.5, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6171B6

Analogous#B67B61, #9CB661

Triadic#61B6A6, #A661B6

Split complementary#619BB6, #7C61B6

Tetradic#61B67B, #6171B6, #B6619B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6F5ED

Lighter +30%#E6E1CA

Lighter +20%#D6CDA7

Lighter +10%#C6BA84

Darker −10%#9C8C48

Darker −20%#796D38

Darker −30%#564D28

Darker −40%#332E18

More saturated +25%#D3B844

Less saturated −25%#99947E

Channel breakdown

R182

G166

B97

Red182 (71.4%)

Green166 (65.1%)

Blue97 (38%)

Hue48.71°

Saturation (HSL)36.8%

Lightness54.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B6 · G A6 · B 61

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Colour values

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