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Recognised as Colour

#B6AA22

  • #B6AA22
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olive

#B6AA22 is a yellow with RGB values 182, 170, 34 and HSL 55°, 69%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#B6AA22#B6AA22
HEX#B6AA22
RGBrgb(182, 170, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.6667, 0.1333
RGB percentages71.4%, 66.7%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(55.1, 68.5%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.1, 81.3%, 71.4%)
CMYK0%, 6.6%, 81.3%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,971,106
CSS custom property--colour: #B6AA22;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3881WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.76:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#4955DD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAA400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEAA2Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C49E91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 18.9Goldenrod · ΔE 19Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22Dark khaki · ΔE 26.1Olivedrab · ΔE 27.6Yellow green · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 18.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#222EB6
Analogous#B66022, #78B622
Triadic#22B6AA, #AA22B6
Split complementary#2278B6, #6022B6
Tetradic#22B660, #222EB6, #B62278

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1ECB3
Lighter +30%#E9E188
Lighter +20%#E1D65D
Lighter +10%#D9CB32
Darker −10%#8B821A
Darker −20%#605A12
Darker −30%#35320A
Darker −40%#0A0902
More saturated +25%#D1C107
Less saturated −25%#9B933D

Channel breakdown

R182
G170
B34
Red182 (71.4%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue55.14°
Saturation (HSL)68.52%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B6 · G AA · B 22

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