Colour

#C6B65B

#C6B65B
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#C6B65B is a yellow with RGB values 198, 182, 91 and HSL 51°, 48%, 57%. 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 khaki.

Colour values

#C6B65B#C6B65B

HEX#C6B65B

RGBrgb(198, 182, 91)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.7137, 0.3569

RGB percentages77.6%, 71.4%, 35.7%

HSLhsl(51, 48.4%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51, 54%, 77.6%)

CMYK0%, 8.1%, 54%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,022,811

CSS custom property--colour: #C6B65B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46217WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness179.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.24:1

Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3

Inverted#3949A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C5B252no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#C9B85Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Tritanopia#D3ABA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 8.9 Khaki · ΔE 17.1 Burlywood · ΔE 22.3 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 24.3 Olive · ΔE 24.6 Goldenrod · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 8.92, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5B6BC6

Analogous#C6805B, #A1C65B

Triadic#5BC6B6, #B65BC6

Split complementary#5BA1C6, #815BC6

Tetradic#5BC680, #5B6BC6, #C65BA1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBF9F2

Lighter +30%#EDE9CD

Lighter +20%#E0D8A7

Lighter +10%#D3C781

Darker −10%#B19F3D

Darker −20%#8B7D30

Darker −30%#655B23

Darker −40%#3F3916

More saturated +25%#E2C93F

Less saturated −25%#AAA377

Channel breakdown

R198

G182

B91

Red198 (77.6%)

Green182 (71.4%)

Blue91 (35.7%)

Hue51.03°

Saturation (HSL)48.42%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C6 · G B6 · B 5B

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Colour values

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