#B6B692

A light, muted yellow closely aligning with Tan.

About #B6B692

The hex code #B6B692 represents a beautifully specific shade of yellow. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Tan. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 182, 182, and 146.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 0% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#B6B692
RGB182, 182, 146
HSL60.0°, 19.8%, 64.3%
CMYK0%, 0%, 20%, 29%
HSV60.0°, 19.8%, 71.4%
LAB73.2, -6.1, 18.4
XYZ41.2, 45.5, 33.8
Decimal11974290

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.08:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.10:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.99:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.58:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #B6B692; }
.text-color { color: #B6B692; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #B6B692; }

Similar Colors

Tan
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