Colour

#B6AB79

#B6AB79
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#B6AB79 is a yellow with RGB values 182, 171, 121 and HSL 49°, 29%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

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HEX#B6AB79

RGBrgb(182, 171, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.6706, 0.4745

RGB percentages71.4%, 67.1%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(49.2, 29.5%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.2, 33.5%, 71.4%)

CMYK0%, 6%, 33.5%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,971,449

CSS custom property--colour: #B6AB79;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40451WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.09:1

Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#495486

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B5A876no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#B8AC7Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#BFA49Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 10.5 Burlywood · ΔE 13.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 13.6 Wheat · ΔE 20.5 Navajo white · ΔE 21.9 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 10.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7984B6

Analogous#B68C79, #A3B679

Triadic#79B6AB, #AB79B6

Split complementary#79A3B6, #8C79B6

Tetradic#79B68C, #7984B6, #B679A3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFEFD

Lighter +30%#ECE9DC

Lighter +20%#DAD4BB

Lighter +10%#C8C09A

Darker −10%#A39659

Darker −20%#827747

Darker −30%#615935

Darker −40%#403B23

More saturated +25%#D0BC5F

Less saturated −25%#9C9A93

Channel breakdown

R182

G171

B121

Red182 (71.4%)

Green171 (67.1%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue49.18°

Saturation (HSL)29.47%

Lightness59.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B6 · G AB · B 79

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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