Colour
#B6B69B
- #B6B69B
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#B6B69B is a yellow with RGB values 182, 182, 155 and HSL 60°, 16%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#B6B69B#B6B69B
HEX#B6B69B
RGBrgb(182, 182, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.7137, 0.6078
RGB percentages71.4%, 71.4%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(60, 15.6%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 14.8%, 71.4%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 14.8%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,974,299
CSS custom property--colour: #B6B69B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45768WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.15:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#494964
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9B9BB6
Analogous#B6A99B, #A9B69B
Triadic#9BB6B6, #B69BB6
Split complementary#9BA9B6, #A99BB6
Tetradic#9BB6A9, #9B9BB6, #B69BA9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R182
G182
B155
Red182 (71.4%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)15.61%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR B6 · G B6 · B 9B
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