Colour
#C6B984
- #C6B984
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#C6B984 is a yellow with RGB values 198, 185, 132 and HSL 48°, 37%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#C6B984#C6B984
HEX#C6B984
RGBrgb(198, 185, 132)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.7255, 0.5176
RGB percentages77.6%, 72.5%, 51.8%
HSLhsl(48.2, 36.7%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.2, 33.3%, 77.6%)
CMYK0%, 6.6%, 33.3%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,023,620
CSS custom property--colour: #C6B984;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4837WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.67:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#39467B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8491C6
Analogous#C69884, #B2C684
Triadic#84C6B9, #B984C6
Split complementary#84B2C6, #9884C6
Tetradic#84C698, #8491C6, #C684B2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R198
G185
B132
Red198 (77.6%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue132 (51.8%)
Hue48.18°
Saturation (HSL)36.67%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C6 · G B9 · B 84
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