Colour

#C6BFA9

#C6BFA9
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Silver

#C6BFA9 is a yellow with RGB values 198, 191, 169 and HSL 46°, 20%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#C6BFA9#C6BFA9

HEX#C6BFA9

RGBrgb(198, 191, 169)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.749, 0.6627

RGB percentages77.6%, 74.9%, 66.3%

HSLhsl(45.5, 20.3%, 72%)

HSV / HSBhsv(45.5, 14.6%, 77.6%)

CMYK0%, 3.5%, 14.6%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,025,193

CSS custom property--colour: #C6BFA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52132WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness190.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.43:1

Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#394056

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C4BEA8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#C6C0AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#CBBBB9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 12.1 Light grey · ΔE 14 Tan · ΔE 14.1 Dark grey · ΔE 14.5 Gainsboro · ΔE 15.9 Antique white · ΔE 16.7

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 12.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A9B0C6

Analogous#C6B0A9, #BEC6A9

Triadic#A9C6BF, #BFA9C6

Split complementary#A9BEC6, #B0A9C6

Tetradic#A9C6B0, #A9B0C6, #C6A9BE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EFEDE6

Lighter +10%#DAD6C8

Darker −10%#B2A88A

Darker −20%#9D916C

Darker −30%#817655

Darker −40%#625A41

More saturated +25%#D8C897

Less saturated −25%#B7B7B7

Channel breakdown

R198

G191

B169

Red198 (77.6%)

Green191 (74.9%)

Blue169 (66.3%)

Hue45.52°

Saturation (HSL)20.28%

Lightness71.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C6 · G BF · B A9

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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