Colour

#C6C1AD

#C6C1AD
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Silver

#C6C1AD is a yellow with RGB values 198, 193, 173 and HSL 48°, 18%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#C6C1AD#C6C1AD

HEX#C6C1AD

RGBrgb(198, 193, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.7569, 0.6784

RGB percentages77.6%, 75.7%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(48, 18%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48, 12.6%, 77.6%)

CMYK0%, 2.5%, 12.6%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,025,709

CSS custom property--colour: #C6C1AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53163WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness192.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.63:1

Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1

Inverted#393E52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C6C0ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#C7C2AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#CABEBBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 10.8 Light grey · ΔE 12.7 Dark grey · ΔE 13.9 Gainsboro · ΔE 14.6 Tan · ΔE 15.6 Antique white · ΔE 16.2

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 10.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ADB2C6

Analogous#C6B5AD, #BFC6AD

Triadic#ADC6C1, #C1ADC6

Split complementary#ADBFC6, #B5ADC6

Tetradic#ADC6B5, #ADB2C6, #C6ADBF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F0EEE9

Lighter +10%#DBD8CB

Darker −10%#B1AA8F

Darker −20%#9C9471

Darker −30%#817959

Darker −40%#635D44

More saturated +25%#D7CB9C

Less saturated −25%#BABABA

Channel breakdown

R198

G193

B173

Red198 (77.6%)

Green193 (75.7%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue48°

Saturation (HSL)17.99%

Lightness72.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C6 · G C1 · B AD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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