Colour
#B6B69D
- #B6B69D
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#B6B69D is a yellow with RGB values 182, 182, 157 and HSL 60°, 15%, 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 Dark grey.
Colour values
#B6B69D#B6B69D
HEX#B6B69D
RGBrgb(182, 182, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.7137, 0.7137, 0.6157
RGB percentages71.4%, 71.4%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(60, 14.6%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 13.7%, 71.4%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 13.7%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,974,301
CSS custom property--colour: #B6B69D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45835WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.17:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#494962
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 text10.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9D9DB6
Analogous#B6AA9D, #AAB69D
Triadic#9DB6B6, #B69DB6
Split complementary#9DAAB6, #AA9DB6
Tetradic#9DB6AA, #9D9DB6, #B69DAA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R182
G182
B157
Red182 (71.4%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)14.62%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR B6 · G B6 · B 9D
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