Recognised as Colour
#C6C7A8
- #C6C7A8
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#C6C7A8 is a yellow with RGB values 198, 199, 168 and HSL 62°, 22%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#C6C7A8#C6C7A8
HEX#C6C7A8
RGBrgb(198, 199, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.7804, 0.6588
RGB percentages77.6%, 78%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(61.9, 21.7%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(61.9, 15.6%, 78%)
CMYK0.5%, 0%, 15.6%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,027,240
CSS custom property--colour: #C6C7A8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5568WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.14:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#393857
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A9A8C7
Analogous#C7B8A8, #B6C7A8
Triadic#A8C6C7, #C7A8C6
Split complementary#A8B6C7, #B9A8C7
Tetradic#A8C7B8, #A9A8C7, #C7A8B6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R198
G199
B168
Red198 (77.6%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue61.94°
Saturation (HSL)21.68%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C6 · G C7 · B A8
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