#c6c6a6

Color #c6c6a6

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 14 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#c6c6a6

RGB

rgb(198, 198, 166)

HSL

hsl(60, 21.9%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 16.2%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 16.2%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(79.13, -5.42, 16.08)

LCH

lch(79.13, 16.97, 108.63)

OKLCH

oklch(81.8%, 0.0434, 107.31)

HWB

hwb(60, 65.1%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6a6c6

Analogous

#c6b6a6

#c6c6a6

#b6c6a6

Triadic

#c6c6a6

#a6c6c6

#c6a6c6

Split-complementary

#c6c6a6

#a6b6c6

#b6a6c6

Tetradic

#c6c6a6

#a6c6a6

#a6a6c6

#c6a6c6

Square

#c6c6a6

#a6c6b6

#a6a6c6

#c6a6b6

Shades

Color #c6c6a6 mixed toward black.

#aeae81

#94945f

#6f6f47

#4a4a2f

#252518

Tints

Color #c6c6a6 mixed toward white.

#d0d0b5

#d9d9c4

#e3e3d3

#ecece1

#f6f6f0

Tones

Color #c6c6a6 mixed toward gray.

#c3c3a9

#c1c1ab

#bebeae

#bbbbb1

#b9b9b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c6c6ae · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#c6c6b0 · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#c6b5b6 · ΔE 19.3

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 12.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #c6c6a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c6c6a6]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#c6c6a6 (#c6c6a6) is rgb(198, 198, 166) in RGB.

No, #c6c6a6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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