Colour

#B6AA71

#B6AA71
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#B6AA71 is a yellow with RGB values 182, 170, 113 and HSL 50°, 32%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#B6AA71

RGBrgb(182, 170, 113)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.6667, 0.4431

RGB percentages71.4%, 66.7%, 44.3%

HSLhsl(49.6, 32.1%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.6, 37.9%, 71.4%)

CMYK0%, 6.6%, 37.9%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,971,185

CSS custom property--colour: #B6AA71;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39887WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.98:1

Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8

Inverted#49558E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B5A76Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#B8AB73no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C0A29Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 10.3 Tan · ΔE 12.6 Burlywood · ΔE 13.6 Wheat · ΔE 21.9 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 22 Navajo white · ΔE 22.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 10.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#717DB6

Analogous#B68771, #9FB671

Triadic#71B6AA, #AA71B6

Split complementary#719FB6, #8771B6

Tetradic#71B688, #717DB6, #B671A0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBFBF8

Lighter +30%#EAE6D6

Lighter +20%#D9D2B4

Lighter +10%#C7BE93

Darker −10%#A19453

Darker −20%#7F7542

Darker −30%#5E5630

Darker −40%#3C371F

More saturated +25%#D1BC56

Less saturated −25%#9B988C

Channel breakdown

R182

G170

B113

Red182 (71.4%)

Green170 (66.7%)

Blue113 (44.3%)

Hue49.57°

Saturation (HSL)32.09%

Lightness57.84%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B6 · G AA · B 71

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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