Colour

#B6B098

#B6B098
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark grey

#B6B098 is a yellow with RGB values 182, 176, 152 and HSL 48°, 17%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

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HEX#B6B098

RGBrgb(182, 176, 152)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.6902, 0.5961

RGB percentages71.4%, 69%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(48, 17%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48, 16.5%, 71.4%)

CMYK0%, 3.3%, 16.5%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,972,760

CSS custom property--colour: #B6B098;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43263WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness175.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.65:1

Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0

Inverted#494F67

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B5AF97no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#B7B199no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#BBACA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 13.5 Tan · ΔE 13.7 Silver · ΔE 14.5 Light grey · ΔE 18.4 Burlywood · ΔE 19.9 Gainsboro · ΔE 20.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 13.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#989EB6

Analogous#B6A198, #ADB698

Triadic#98B6B0, #B098B6

Split complementary#98ADB6, #A198B6

Tetradic#98B6A1, #989EB6, #B698AD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5F5F2

Lighter +20%#E0DED4

Lighter +10%#CBC7B6

Darker −10%#A1997A

Darker −20%#888060

Darker −30%#6A644B

Darker −40%#4C4836

More saturated +25%#CCBD82

Less saturated −25%#A7A7A7

Channel breakdown

R182

G176

B152

Red182 (71.4%)

Green176 (69%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue48°

Saturation (HSL)17.05%

Lightness65.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B6 · G B0 · B 98

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