#B6B657

A medium, moderate yellow closely aligning with Darkkhaki.

About #B6B657

Visually, #B6B657 is defined as a moderate yellow. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkkhaki. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 182, 182, and 87.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 0% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 52% Yellow, and 29% Black. With a hue angle of 60.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the yellow spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#B6B657
RGB182, 182, 87
HSL60.0°, 39.4%, 52.7%
CMYK0%, 0%, 52%, 29%
HSV60.0°, 52.2%, 71.4%
LAB72.3, -13.1, 47.7
XYZ37.7, 44.1, 15.5
Decimal11974231

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.14:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.82:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.04:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.35:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #B6B657; }
.text-color { color: #B6B657; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #B6B657; }

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Darkkhaki
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