Recognised as Colour

#B6B586

#B6B586
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#B6B586 is a yellow with RGB values 182, 181, 134 and HSL 59°, 25%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#B6B586#B6B586

HEX#B6B586

RGBrgb(182, 181, 134)

RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.7098, 0.5255

RGB percentages71.4%, 71%, 52.5%

HSLhsl(58.8, 24.7%, 62%)

HSV / HSBhsv(58.8, 26.4%, 71.4%)

CMYK0%, 0.5%, 26.4%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,974,022

CSS custom property--colour: #B6B586;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44714WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness176.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.94:1

Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2

Inverted#494A79

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BDB183no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#BEB388no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Tritanopia#BDAFA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 12.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 15.2 Burlywood · ΔE 16.1 Dark seagreen · ΔE 17.6 Wheat · ΔE 18.8 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 19.7

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 12.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8687B6

Analogous#B69D86, #9FB686

Triadic#86B6B5, #B586B6

Split complementary#869FB6, #9D86B6

Tetradic#86B69D, #8687B6, #B6869F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0EFE5

Lighter +20%#DCDCC6

Lighter +10%#C9C8A6

Darker −10%#A3A266

Darker −20%#858451

Darker −30%#66653D

Darker −40%#46452A

More saturated +25%#CECC6E

Less saturated −25%#9E9E9E

Channel breakdown

R182

G181

B134

Red182 (71.4%)

Green181 (71%)

Blue134 (52.5%)

Hue58.75°

Saturation (HSL)24.74%

Lightness61.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR B6 · G B5 · B 86

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B6B586 (chemical formula)

Formula
6,399.52 g/mol
592 atoms

B6B586 has a molar mass of 6,399.52 g/mol, made up of 592 atoms across 1 element: 592 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass6,399.52 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule592

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule1.0626653 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram9.4103007 × 10^19

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B100%

Boron (B × 592)6,399.52 g/mol, 100%

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