#B6A824
A medium, moderate yellow closely aligning with Olive.
About #B6A824
The hex code #B6A824 represents a beautifully specific shade of yellow. Designers often compare it to the standard color Olive. In the RGB color space, it consists of 182 red, 168 green, and 36 blue.
If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 8% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#B6A824
RGB182, 168, 36
HSL54.2°, 67.0%, 42.7%
CMYK0%, 8%, 80%, 29%
HSV54.2°, 80.2%, 71.4%
LAB68.1, -8.8, 63.9
XYZ33.6, 38.1, 7.2
Decimal11970596
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
2.44:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.62:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.33:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.32:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #B6A824;
}
.text-color {
color: #B6A824;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #B6A824;
}