Colour

#B6A735

#B6A735
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Olive

#B6A735 is a yellow with RGB values 182, 167, 53 and HSL 53°, 55%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

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HEX#B6A735

RGBrgb(182, 167, 53)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.6549, 0.2078

RGB percentages71.4%, 65.5%, 20.8%

HSLhsl(53, 54.9%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(53, 70.9%, 71.4%)

CMYK0%, 8.2%, 70.9%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,970,357

CSS custom property--colour: #B6A735;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3784WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness163.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.57:1

Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2

Inverted#4958CA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B7A223no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#BBA83Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C49B90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 16.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 19.4 Goldenrod · ΔE 19.6 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20.1 Olivedrab · ΔE 25.9 Khaki · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 16.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3544B6

Analogous#B66635, #84B635

Triadic#35B6A7, #A735B6

Split complementary#3585B6, #6635B6

Tetradic#35B666, #3544B6, #B63585

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFEAC8

Lighter +30%#E3DCA1

Lighter +20%#D8CD79

Lighter +10%#CCBE52

Darker −10%#8F8329

Darker −20%#675F1E

Darker −30%#403A12

Darker −40%#181607

More saturated +25%#D3BE18

Less saturated −25%#999052

Channel breakdown

R182

G167

B53

Red182 (71.4%)

Green167 (65.5%)

Blue53 (20.8%)

Hue53.02°

Saturation (HSL)54.89%

Lightness46.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B6 · G A7 · B 35

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Colour values

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