Colour
#C6BD99
- #C6BD99
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#C6BD99 is a yellow with RGB values 198, 189, 153 and HSL 48°, 28%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#C6BD99#C6BD99
HEX#C6BD99
RGBrgb(198, 189, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.7412, 0.6
RGB percentages77.6%, 74.1%, 60%
HSLhsl(48, 28.3%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48, 22.7%, 77.6%)
CMYK0%, 4.5%, 22.7%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,024,665
CSS custom property--colour: #C6BD99;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50701WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.14:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#394266
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#99A2C6
Analogous#C6A799, #B9C699
Triadic#99C6BD, #BD99C6
Split complementary#99B9C6, #A699C6
Tetradic#99C6A6, #99A2C6, #C699B9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R198
G189
B153
Red198 (77.6%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue48°
Saturation (HSL)28.3%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C6 · G BD · B 99
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