Recognised as Colour

#B6AB22

#B6AB22
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Olive

#B6AB22 is a yellow with RGB values 182, 171, 34 and HSL 56°, 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

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HEX#B6AB22

RGBrgb(182, 171, 34)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.6706, 0.1333

RGB percentages71.4%, 67.1%, 13.3%

HSLhsl(55.5, 68.5%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(55.5, 81.3%, 71.4%)

CMYK0%, 6%, 81.3%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,971,362

CSS custom property--colour: #B6AB22;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39186WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.84:1

Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3

Inverted#4954DD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BBA500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#BFAB2Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C49F92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 19.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 19.4 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 26.3 Olivedrab · ΔE 27.5 Yellow green · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 19.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#222DB6

Analogous#B66122, #77B622

Triadic#22B6AB, #AB22B6

Split complementary#2277B6, #6122B6

Tetradic#22B661, #222DB6, #B62277

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1ECB3

Lighter +30%#E9E288

Lighter +20%#E1D75D

Lighter +10%#D9CC32

Darker −10%#8B831A

Darker −20%#605A12

Darker −30%#35320A

Darker −40%#0A0902

More saturated +25%#D1C207

Less saturated −25%#9B943D

Channel breakdown

R182

G171

B34

Red182 (71.4%)

Green171 (67.1%)

Blue34 (13.3%)

Hue55.54°

Saturation (HSL)68.52%

Lightness42.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B6 · G AB · B 22

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