#B6B633

A medium, moderate yellow closely aligning with Olive.

About #B6B633

The hex code #B6B633 represents a beautifully specific shade of yellow. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Olive. Its digital footprint relies on 182 parts red, 182 parts green, and 51 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 0% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 72% Yellow, and 29% Black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#B6B633
RGB182, 182, 51
HSL60.0°, 56.2%, 45.7%
CMYK0%, 0%, 72%, 29%
HSV60.0°, 72.0%, 71.4%
LAB72.0, -15.4, 62.6
XYZ36.6, 43.6, 9.6
Decimal11974195

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.16:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.73:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.06:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.27:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #B6B633; }
.text-color { color: #B6B633; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #B6B633; }

Similar Colors

Olive
#808000