Colour

#C6BF59

#C6BF59
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#C6BF59 is a yellow with RGB values 198, 191, 89 and HSL 56°, 49%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#C6BF59

RGBrgb(198, 191, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.749, 0.349

RGB percentages77.6%, 74.9%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(56.1, 48.9%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(56.1, 55.1%, 77.6%)

CMYK0%, 3.5%, 55.1%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,025,113

CSS custom property--colour: #C6BF59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49989WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness184.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11:1

Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9

Inverted#3940A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CEB94Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#D0BE5Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Tritanopia#D3B4A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 12.6 Khaki · ΔE 15.8 Olive · ΔE 24.8 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 25.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 26.5 Olivedrab · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 12.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5960C6

Analogous#C68959, #96C659

Triadic#59C6BF, #BF59C6

Split complementary#5996C6, #8959C6

Tetradic#59C689, #5960C6, #C65996

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAFAF1

Lighter +30%#EDEBCB

Lighter +20%#E0DCA5

Lighter +10%#D3CE7F

Darker −10%#B0A83C

Darker −20%#8A842F

Darker −30%#646022

Darker −40%#3E3B15

More saturated +25%#E2D73D

Less saturated −25%#AAA775

Channel breakdown

R198

G191

B89

Red198 (77.6%)

Green191 (74.9%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue56.15°

Saturation (HSL)48.88%

Lightness56.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C6 · G BF · B 59

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